George STARK

Regimental number7/186
AddressPost Office, Kaiapoi
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Stark, 73 Ryan Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
The 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 15 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'). It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Wyald and Florence Stark, Avenal, Invercargill
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Veterinary Corps/Second