NAA: B884, Q125

Series number: B884

Control symbol: Q125

Barcode: 4464875

Number of pages: 11

STOKES RONALD EDWARD : Service Number - Q125 : Date of birth - 14 Nov 1905 : Place of birth -

IPSWICH QLD : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - STOKES THOMAS

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