Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of George Stone a granite quarry man, born 1856 in Glympton, Oxon., and his wife Louisa Jeldenah Stone (nee Wolf), born 1856 in Markfield, Leics. Frederick was born in 1895 in Anstey, Leics., his siblings were George Harry, born 1880 in Stanton under Bardon, Leics., Elizabeth A., born 1882 and Alfred J., born 1883 the latter two siblings were both born in Markfield, Leics. Ernest, born 1886 in Stanton under Bardon, Leics., Ellen Louisa, born 1888 in Markfield, Leics., Walter, born 1891, Mary Jane, born 1894 and Horace Victor, born 1897, the latter three siblings were all born in Anstey, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at George Street, Anstey, Leics. In April 1911 Frederick was a quarry worker and was residing in the family home at George Street, Anstey, Leics., together with his parents and siblings, George, Ellen, Walter, Mary and Horace. The medal index shows that Frederick was awarded the British and Victory medals, roll F/102 B23, page 2768. He was initially allocated the service number 7531, Leicestershire Regt. The War Diary for today records. AMERVAL. 07.30. Attack. Battalion passed through 7th LEICESTERSHIRE REGT. and 1st WILTSHIRE REGT. to 2nd objective. Objective gained, including VENDIGIES-AU-BOIS and DUKES WOOD. 62nd Brigade passed through Battalion and continued to advance. An extract taken from the account of Captain D. V. Kelly MC, for the 23rd October 1918 reads. In the area between Neuvilly and the German-held Ovillers were several parallel roads running more or less north to south, on one side of which the 1st Wiltshires and 7th Leicesters were to form up for the attack, which was to take place at two o’clock in the morning. Some instinct led the enemy to lay a violent barrage on this very road just before that hour, and Maclaren the Adjutant of the 7th Battalion, was killed by a shell at the corner of the little orchard. Nevertheless the Battalions cleared the area, the 6th Leicesters assisting on the line east of Orvillers, and the latter battalion according to plan continued the advance towards Vendegies at 7.15am. One company worked round the wood which lay in front of Vendegies Chateau and took it in flank, capturing the German regimental commander. The latter said he had gone below ground to avoid a crash of shells, and that “When I came out again, Tommy was in the garden”. Between 10 and 11am the 62nd Brigade had passed through us and in their turn continued the advance beyond Vendegies. Our headquarters after a temporary halt at a copse east of Amerval, moved into Ovillers, and from thence early next morning (the 24th) into Vendegies Chateau, where at 9.00am we received news that the 62nd Brigade had occupied the town of Poix du Nord. My view is that because this ground was being taken as part of an advance that continued up until the time of the armistice, and that field burials would therefore lie undisturbed until disinterred for reburial after hostilities ceased, it is in all probability that either his body upon disinterment could not be positively identified, or in indeed he may have been killed as a result of direct artillery fire, in which case it would have rendered his remains unidentifiable due to the disintegration of his body.