Hugh STOCKER

Regimental number2/2269
Date of birth20 January 1885
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPoututu, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.5
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Archdeacon Stocker, 13 Dee Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the Taranaki Guards.
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, embarked on board three ships: HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankActing Bombardier
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialDelville Wood Cemetery (Plot XII, Row J, Grave No 6), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Archdeacon Stocker, 111 Springfield Road, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 April 1916.

Appointed Acting Bombardier, 1 May 1916.

Killed in action, 15 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Seventh
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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