Robert Lewis Stone (26 May 1925 – 24 June 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Personal life The son of Ronald William Stone (1897–1967),First World War Nominal Roll: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), Australian War Memorial- First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), Australian War Memorial- World War One Service Record: Private Ronald William Stone (6141), National Archives of Australia.- and Gertrude Amy Stone (1898–1951), née Berryman, Robert Lewis Stone was born at Somerville, Victoria, on 26 May 1925.
Stone married Jean Alison Bourne in 1949. He died from a stroke on 24 June 2015, at the age of 90.
Australian rules football Cleared to Melbourne from Somerville, Stone's football career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Navy in the Second World War, enlisting as he turned 18 and serving on several ships until the end of the war.
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References World War Two Service Record: Robert Lewis Stone (PM6415), National Archives of Australia World War Two Nominal Roll: Able Seaman: Robert Lewis Stone (PM6415), Department of Veterans' Affairs
External links
Demonwiki: Bob Stone.