Jack William Stone
Memorial: Staple Hill - Page Park
Regiment: Monmouthshire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private
Parents: Ernest Albert and Alice Evelyn Stone
Home address: 29 Beaufort Road Staple Hill
Pre-war occupation: Employed at Bristol Aeroplane Company
Date of birth: 1924
Date of death: 14/08/1944
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Banneville-La- Campagne War Cemetery France and commemorated Staple Hill War Memorial
Age: 19
Further information:
Jack was the youngest of 2 boys and he was educated at Downend Church of England school and Kingswood grammar school. On the 23rd June 1944, as part of the 53rd Welsh Division, the 2nd Monmouthshires landed in Normandy to relieve part of the Scottish infantry. Jack died during the battle of the Falaise Pocket during which casualties from his regiment were very high. He was initially buried at Martainville along with many others from the 2nd Monmouthshires who were killed on the same day.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://www.dday-overlord.com/en/battle-of-normandy/days/14-august-1944
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouthshire_Regiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falaise_Pocket