Military History

Embarked Fremantle for training at Maribyrnong, Victoria.
Embarked Melbourne per ‘Orontes’ 23.12.1916 for UK
Roll Rank Gunner
Roll Unit 10th Field Artillery Brigade (FAB).
Stone disembarked with the 6th Battery FAB at Plymouth 17.2.1917. They marched into the Artillery Training School . The unit proceeded to France 14.6.1917. They were taken on strength with the 6th Battery AFA 26.6.1917. Stone was admitted to hospital 8.12.1917 with cerebro spinal meningitis. He embarked from France for England per the Hospital Ship ’Jan Breydel’ 28.12.1917. He was transferred to convalesce at Central Military Hospital, Chatham UK and from there to the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital 22.1.1918. He was listed as returning to Australia for ‘a change’ following illness.
Embarked England for Australia per ‘Kenilworth Castle’ 23.4.1918 ‘for a change’ (invalided).
Returned/Disembarked at Fremantle 13.5.1918.
Discharged 11.6.1918
Final Rank Gunner 6th Battery FAB
Medical Condition Invalided- cerebro spinal meningitis.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Photos  Gnr. Marcus St. John Herbert Stone.  National Bank of Australasia Record of War Service of Bank & Staff 1914-1919
              HMAT 'Orontes' 16.8.1918. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph source NMMA No 00027619
              10th Field Artillery Bde. 4th Division, passing through park of Chateau de Hooges. Oct.1917. Photographer Hurley J.F., photograph source AWM  E01220

Information Source
AWM E01220. 10th Field Artillery Bde. 4th Division, passing through park of Chateau de Hooges. Oct.1917. Photographer Hurley J.F., photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Embarkation Roll- Marcus St. John Herbert Stone
Guildford Grammar School Honour Roll
NAA: B2455,Stone Marcus St. John Herbert
NMMA. No 00027619. HMAT 'Orontes' 16.8.1918. Photographer Josiah Barnes, photograph sourced from the National Maritime Museum of Australia
National Bank of Australasia Record of War Service of Bank & Staff 1914-1919. Osboldstone and Coy Printers Melb. 1921
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