Stanley Ernest VICKERSTAFF

Regimental number10/158
Date of birth9 November 1893
Place of birthCarterton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Addressc/o S Forsett, Carrington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.9
Height5' 7.5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMiss A Vickerstaff, c/o N S Cadwallader, High Street, Carterton
Previous military service'D' Company, 17th Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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 rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 9 June 1915
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/147 John VICKERSTAFF, Wellington Infantry Regiment
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (bullet wound, right leg, severe); admitted to HS 'Southland', 9 May 1915; transferred to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 12 May 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 16 July 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 12 August 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 2 days (of which 273 were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death11 July 1984, Levin
Age at death90
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 122020738

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