Military service
Service number:
859346
Age:
29
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division:
43rd Bn.
Birth:
February 8, 1888
Lindsay, Ontario
Enlistment:
November 22, 1915
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
October 26, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30
Additional information
Son of Mr. A. W. and Mrs. S. Stone, of Beaver, Manitoba. B.A., M.A.C.
Digital gallery of Private William John Stone
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Photo of William Stone
University of Manitoba Roll of Honour 1914-1918. Winnipeg, 1923. Roll of the Fallen (pg. 25) - STONE, William John: B.S.A. 1916; Enlisted 1915; Pte. 179th Highlanders; Transferred to 43rd Battn.; Service in France; Killed in Action. -
Family Photo
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Photo of William John Stone
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
Memorial
Inscription on the Menin Gate … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Photo of William John Stone
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
From the Manitoba Free Press newspaper c.1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private William John Stone
Digital gallery of
Private William John Stone
Digital gallery of
Private William John Stone
Digital gallery of
Private William John Stone
Digital gallery of
Private William John Stone
Digital gallery of
Private William John Stone
Digital gallery of
Private William John Stone
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 333 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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