Stanley HOWARD

Regimental number10/994
Date of birth3 November 1893
Place of birthTaradale, Napier
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressTaradale, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.8
Height5' 5.5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Henry Howard, Taradale, Napier
Previous military service'D' Company, 1st Battalion, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit9th Hawke's Bay Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateRNZ
Date of death25 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Evacuated to hospital, 5 August 1915; admitted to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 20 August 1915 (diarrhoea).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915.Returned to duty, Trentham Military Camp, 13 April 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service), 21 April 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 248 days (of which 1 year 14 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death6 August 1957 , Hastings
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18050281