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STOKES, Henry

Service Number:	552
Enlisted:	7 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	London, England, 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Boutcher School, Bermondsey, London, England
Occupation:	Leather worker
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 July 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 552, 12th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 552, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 552, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart
12 Jul 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 552, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 552 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-12

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Mother of Mary Ann Stokes of London

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