STONEHOUSE, John Jacob
| Service Number: | 3441 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 30 September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Blacktown Public School NSW |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Death Attributed to War Service, 6 October 1934, aged 49 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Memorial Park Cemetery Anglican Section |
| Memorials: | Mount Magnet Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3441, 6th Field Company Engineers | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3441, 6th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3441, 6th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Son of John and Louisa STONEHOUSE
Military Medal
'On night 3rd/4th October near Lake Zonnebeke 2nd Corporal STONEHOUSE performed most gallantly under fairly heavy machine gun and rifle fire in assisting to lay out almost a mile of tracing tape to mark the assembly and jumping off positions and routes for the attacking troops on the following morning. The whole work, portions of which lay in No Man's Land, was completed without the knowledge of the enemy in its correct position,and assisted materially towards the success of the attack. 2nd Corporal STONEHOUSE has repeatedly displayed the greatest coolness under fire and disregard of danger, particularly during Somme operations in 1916 and 1917. The completion of several important works has been largely due to his skilful leadership.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918
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