| Service number | 7574 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1900-08 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
| Death Date | 1918-04-12 |
| Death Place | France |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 6th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private Roy Clifford Stone
Description
Private Roy Clifford Stone (7574, 6th Battalion) was born in 1900 at Port Melbourne, Victoria and was working as a labourer before enlisting on 25 July 1917. He joined the 6th Battalion on 10 March 1918, but the following month on 11 April 1918, whilst the battalion was unloading from a train at a junction, a German plane flew over and dropped a bomb which hit Roy. He received multiple shrapnel wounds and died of his wounds the following day, aged 17 years 8 months. Roy is buried in the Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, Amiens, France.
Rolls
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 6th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 1900-08 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 28 June 1917 | |
| Date of embarkation | 04 August 1917 | |
| Date of death | 12 April 1918 | |
| Date of fate | 12 April 1918 |