Captain Charles Edward Stone (137894) served in 53rd (The Worcestershire Yeomanry) Airlandling Light Regiment, Royal Artillery during the Second World War. He was the son of Engineer Captain Charles Edward Stone (Royal Navy) and Charlotte Stone (née Crothers) of Banbridge, Co. Down. The family later resided in Hampshire, England.
Charles died on 30th June 1944 aged 24 years old. 53rd Airlanding Light Regiment was the main artillery support for 6th Airborne Division in Normandy. Due to a shortage of suitable aircraft, 211st Battery landed on D-Day, 6th June 1944. Regimental Headquarters, 210th Battery, and 212th Battery arrived over a week later on 14th June 1944. The operated in a counter-mortar role supporting the Allied infantry of 6th Airborne Division, remaining in France until September 1944.
Charles Edward Stone’s grave is in Section IIIA, Row E, Grave 9 of Ranville War Cemetery, Ranville, Normandy, France. His name is in the regimental memorial book at Worcestershire Cathedral, Worcestershire, England, and on the Fareham War Memorial, Fareham, Hampshire, England.