His next of kin was his father, W Shone, of the same address.

He was a labourer and single, aged 21, when he enlisted on June 29, 1915.

His rank on enlistment was a private with regimental number 2876.

Shone then joined the first AIF 6th Battalion in the 9th Reinforcement Enlistment Unit.

The unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on September 10,1915.

His World War I service was with the 58th Battalion on the Western Front in France, in which he reached the rank of lance corporal.

While on tour of duty under heavy attack, on May 12, 1917 at the Battle of Bullecourt, action in the battle by Shone led him being awarded the Military Medal (Source: Commonwealth Gazette No 189: November 8, 1917).

His citation reads:

During the tour of duty in the trenches 9th-12th May and especially in the heavy bombardment during the attack on Bullecourt on the 12th this man acted as a linesman.

In preparation for the attack the signallers had made very complete arrangements to keep telephone communication throughout, arranging for alternative lines.

Periodically a storm of shells would sweep over the position and not only would the wires break one after another but they were frequently blown to pieces.

The runners then had to commence to restore communication.

Altogether during three days these signallers laid 5 miles of wire, much of which they had salvaged in anticipation of heavy demands.

These men have always worked as a pair and proved their work again and again not only in this action but on other occasions for months past.

After the war, Shone returned to Australia on April 8, 1919.

References and information are used from the AWM and AIF Project.