Pte Alfred G Stonell, 9700, Ox and Bucks

1890 Oct/Dec. Born Wycombe, Bucks

1891 census living at Cores End, Wooburn, Bucks

1901 census living at a relatives house at London Road, High Wycombe, Loudwater

1911 census working in Bucks

1914 Dec 12 Lands in Mesopotamia and serves there throughout the War. I have not found out his exact record abroad

1st Battalion Ox and Bucks LI was stationed in Ahmednagar, India at the beginning of WW1. It moved to Mesopotamia 27 November 1914

1916 Apr 29. Batallion captured after surrender of garrison at Kut-el-Amara. A Provisional Bn was formed from the reinforcements and details who were not captured, which was attached to 28th Indian Brigade, 6th Poona Division. This Provisional Bn was renamed 1st Bn on 6 July 1916.

1917 Oct 19: transferred to 50th Indian Brigade in 15th Indian Division. Remained in Mesopotamia throughout the war.

1920 Aug 4. Killed in barracks (Limerick Workhouse) by a colleague whose rifle went off by accident.

Buried Limerick Military Cemetery

British Soldiers died in Ireland