Basic Details
Surname
Stone
Forenames
W N
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Walter Napleton
Served or died
Died
Honours
Victoria Cross
Notes
The College website adds: 'He came up in 1910 from Harrow. Was a 10th sibling and briefly married in Canada. “The extraordinary coolness of this heroic officer and the accuracy of his information enabled dispositions to be made just in time to save the line and avert disaster” London Gazette 13.2.1918] Did not proceed to B.A. Parents lost one other of four sons. Presumed to have been buried by the Germans at Moeuvres. Commemorated on Cambrai Memorial, at Greenwich, and St Mary’s Shrewsbury.'
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
R. Fusiliers
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Bourlon Wood, near Cambrai
Year of death
1917
Month of death
November
Day of death
30
Age at death
25