Wesley Newsome STANLEY

Regimental number10/1091
Date of birth12 January 1894
Place of birthHastings
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressKaramu Road, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinRichard Stanley, Karamu Road, Hastings
Previous military service9th (Hawkes Bay) Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
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 unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Found guilty, 27 February 1915, of stating a falsehood to an NCO: award, admonished.

Found guilty, 1 March 1915, of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call without leave: awarded 14 days' confined to barracks and forfeits 2 days' pay.

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

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, neck); admitted to HS 'Esmeraldos', 9 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 13 August 1915; transferred to No.2 Auxiliary Convalescent Depot, Heliopolis, 14 August 1915; discharged to duty, 26 August 1915, and marched into Base Details Camp, Zeitoun, date not stated.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; returned to duty, Trentham Camp, 26 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit), 5 May 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 268 days (of which 1 year 10 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7820680