Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19

Stone, Eric Walter, born Islington, resident Enfield, enlisted Fulham, 740222, Cyc., killed in action in India, 20 Jun 1917.

['Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19', Vol. 10, Part 76, Page 207, 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), pub. 1921 by His Majesty's Stationary Office]

 [Jullundur Church photos courtesy of Valerie Cliff]

In Memory of

Private ERIC WALKER STONE

740222, 25th Bn., London Regiment (Cyclists)

who died age 24 on 20 June 1917

Son of Henry Mardon Stone and Emma Stone, of 74, First Avenue, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, Middx.

Delhi Memorial (India Gate) Face 23.

Of the servicemen commemorated by name on the memorial, just over 1,000 lie in cemeteries to the west of the River Indus, where maintenance was not possible. The remainder died in fighting on or beyond the North West Frontier and during the Third Afghan War, and have no known grave. The Delhi Memorial (India Gate) stands at the eastern end of the Rajpath, or Kingsway.

[Courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission]