Private Stephen Stone
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1889-03-12
Place of birth: Kilkenny Ireland
Next of kin: Julia Stone, mother. Market Square, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
1003 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-11-05
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Oxford Road Cemetery, I. M. 6.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 862975
Highest Rank:
Private
(123rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 123rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-02-02 to 1917-11-05
- Private (Army). 1917-01-06 to 1917-02-02
- Private (Army). 1916-03-08 to 1917-01-06
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Reported MIA November 5, 1917 at Passchendaele
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 439481
LAC ID:
254852
Service file: B9357-S010
Uploader's Notes:
Son of George Stone and Julia Stone
On the night of November 5th, Stone was working with a small crew laying bathmats on Abraham Heights, about 2 km southwest of the village of Passchendaele, when the work party was hit by an artillery barrage. Three men suffered shrapnel wounds, but no trace could be found of Private Stone. His remains were discovered on November 8th and he received a proper burial at the Oxford Road Military Cemetery. He had been killed by a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Uploader's Research notes: 180th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 180th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 123rd Battalion A Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2018-01-31