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STONEHAM, Walter Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10091 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia, 18 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | William Street Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 17 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales General Section 21 Row 44 Grave 5126 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 10091, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 10091, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 10091, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Involvement 10091, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10091 awm_unit: 15th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: awm_died_date: 1916-08-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Walter Vincent Stoneham was one of two brothers who lost their lives during WW1. He was the son of Ephraim and Matilda Stoneham, of Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales.
His younger brother, 2226 Pte. Phillip Raphael Stoneham 3rd Battalion AIF was killed in action at Lone Pine, Gallipoli on or about 7 August 1915, aged 19.
Walter arrived in Egypt during the early part of 1916 and was soon diagnosed with tuberculosis. He was very ill and returned to Australia on 24 June 1916. He was taken to the Randwick Military Hospital but was not there very long before he died on 17 August 1916.