Stephen Stokes
Service number
949849
Military unit
64 Field Regt Royal Artillery
Address
10 Howard Road, Mansfield.
Date of birth
18 Oct 1920
Date of death
17 Nov 1943 (23 years old)
Place of birth
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1939 Stephen was working underground haulage.
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Family history
Son of John Albert and Lily Stokes, of 10 Howard Road, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Siblings: John Albert (1915), Vera (1919) and Linda (1923).
Military history
Based in Tunisia but deployed to Italy in September 1943.
They took part in Operation Avalanche, the landings at Salerno the start of the invasion of Italy. The 64th Field Regiment's guns were landed at 06:00 hrs and by the 30th they had reached Naples. From the 11th November they were involved in the 1st Battle of Monte Camino.
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Photographs
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