Regimental number | 2324 |
Place of birth | Glenferrie, Victoria |
School | Errol St State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | 'Merribank', Smith Street, Thornbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Georgina Stooke, 'Merribank', Smith Street, Thornbury, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A66 Uganda on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated 'London Gazette' No 30169 (6 July 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 72 (2 September 1920). |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted with the 8th Light Horse transferred to 3rd Batt Camel Corps awarded D Coll., commissioned and gained Pilot's Certificate. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ramleh, Palestine |
Age at death | 24.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row AA, Grave No. 18), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Georgina STOOKE, "Glencoe", Olive Street, Reservoir, Victoria. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Two cousins Gordon Stooke and Keith Winterbottom both killed. |