James Stone
Memorial: Warmley - Memorial Gardens - Stanley Road
Regiment: York and Lancaster
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 21356
Parents: William and Lydia Stone
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 36 Brampton Road, West Melton, Yorkshire. On the 1891 and 1901 Census, the family lived in Cadbury Heath, Warmley, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Coal Miner
Date of birth: 1884
Date of death: 11/10/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Voormezeele Enclosures No.1 and No. 2, Belgium
Age: 32
Further information:
James was born in 1884 (4th Quarter) and baptised at St Barnabas Church, Warmley, Bristol on 15/3/1885. James left home prior to 1911, and I believe he initially moved to South Wales to work in the coal mines there before moving up to Yorkshire. The address he provided on his army service papers was 36 Brampton Road, West Melton, South Yorkshire (at the time a mining village).
He enlisted at Mexborough in 1915 and served with the 10th Battalion, Yorks and Lancs Regiment, he Died of Wounds on 11/10/1917 age 32.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.