Ernest Claude STANLEY

Regimental number10/693
Date of birth10 March 1893
Place of birthNew Plymouth
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarming
AddressPost Office, Hillsborough
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.10
Height5' 9.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Stanley, Post Office, Hillsborough
Previous military service'B' Company, 11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
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 rankCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 September 1893
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMT 'Remuera', 7 September 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 22 October 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 13 December 1918.

Total war service: 4 years 119 days (of which 4 years 7 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death11 August 1976
Age at death83
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7820644

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