Regimental number | 19/266 |
Occupation | Grocer |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss L Stocks, Lincoln Agricultural College, Lincoln, Canterbury |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
Place of burial | Abbeville communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 9), France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret Stocks, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 40256 Pte John STOCKS, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 August 1917; 25/1814 William STOCKS |
Other details |
Ex Samoan Relief War service: Samoa, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 36 |