George STOCK

Regimental number10/530
Date of birth15 January 1898
Place of birthSandon
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSouth Makirikiri, Marton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinF Stock, Bulls
Previous military serviceVolunteers; 'A' Company, Territorials
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F. Stock, Bulls, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Embarked Alexandria with unit, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915 (gunshot wound, right shoulder); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 May 1915; transferred to Lady Godley's Convalescent Home, Alexandria, 16 June 1915; to Convalescent Home, Helouan, 27 June 1915.

Embarked Alexandria, 21 July 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac Cove, 28 July 915.

Posted as 'missing in action, 8 August 1915'.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, finds 'now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'.

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 7821882