Stuart Walter Bagby

Forenames

Stuart Walter AWMM

Surname

Bagby AWMM

Service number

WWII 32244 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Catholic, Christian AWMM

Birth

7 Sept 1918 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Victoria Street, Dargaville AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs M.E. Bagby (mother), Victoria Street, Dargaville, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
• North Africa AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWII 32244 AWMM

Military service

• 18th (NZ) Army Troops Company, New Zealand Engineers AWMM
• B Force, 8th Brigade, New Zealand 3rd Division AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Africa Star AWMM
• 1939-1945 Star AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 23 Feb 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.22 Stoker 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.22

Embarkation details

WW2 Sapper 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.22 18th (N.Z.) Army Troops Company, N.Z. Engineers 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.22 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

• Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
  He was killed in a road accident whilst on duty. AWMM
• Height, WWII AWMM
  5 ft 7 1/2 in AWMM
• Weight, WWII AWMM
  11 st AWMM

Last rank

WW2 Sapper AWMM
New Zealand Engineers, 18 Army Troops Company AWMM

Initial destination was Fiji Stuart was the eldest of three children (all sons) to Charles Joseph and Wilhelmina Ellen Bagby. Family source.

He was killed in a road accident whilst on duty. AWMM

Death

21 Sept 1942 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Accidental Death AWMM

Cemetery

Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 3. H. 6. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2110244
Sources Used

References

• Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  WW2 3: WW2 22
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171)
• Cody, J.F. (1961). New Zealand Engineers, Middle East. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.