George STAPLETON

Regimental number26329
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Stapleton, Dunsandel, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs Mary Stapleton, Dunsandel, Canterbury, and the late George Stapleton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 11

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