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Private RAYMOND STANLEY STONE

Service Number: 5682626
Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

7th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 15 April 1945

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CHISELDON CEMETERY

Plot A. Grave 21.

United Kingdom

5682626 PRIVATE R.S.STONE PARACHUTE REGIMENT ARMY AIR CORPS Date Of Death: 15th April 1945. Age: 23. A lawn grave. The headstone is clean, legible & stable. It is in good condition. The grave is flat with no signs of sinkage. *As per a group of other graves in this area of Chiseldon cemetery, to call it a lawn grave, is a misnomer. It is located under a tree canopy, where grass struggles to gain a hold. A mud grave would be more accurate. Plant a low, ground hugging evergreen perennials, to give some cover and stop mud splashback? But to try and keep these graves, neat, clean and tidy in this corner of Chiseldon cemetery is difficult and not befitting of these souls that gave their lives, whilst in uniform. I am not suggesting asking for the trees to be removed, but a better solution for these graves need to be found. On entering the cemetery, head to the right hand side of the cemetery boundary and down the row of CWGC graves, where a row of 4 graves, sit in front of the long row. It is this area that is problematic.

Photographer: Eain Findlay

  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of John Young Stone and Emmeline Stone, of Hodson.
  • Personal Inscription HIS CHEERY, FRIENDLY SMILE IS PLEASANT TO RECALL HE ALWAYS HAD A KINDLY WORD AND DIED BELOVED BY ALL
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Buried or commemorated at

CHISELDON CEMETERY
Wiltshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 35
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