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STOKES, James Roy
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2262 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Parkes, New South Wales, Australia, 7 October 1893 |
Home Town: | Springsure, Central Highlands, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Stockman |
Died: | Gastric Carcinoma (mustard gas effects), Emerald, Queensland, Australia, 19 April 1928, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Emerald Cemetery, Qld Originally listed as Grave 177 in Old Emerald Cemetery but unmarked and now not listed on Council records. Sadly he is an Anzac in an unknown grave on Australian soil. The Stokes family is planning a memorial headstone (liaising with RSL). |
Memorials: | Springsure Shire of Bauhinia Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2262, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
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16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2262, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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