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William Levi Stanton

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Levi AWMM
  • Surname
    Stanton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    South African 3288 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1870 AWMM Fairburn, Northland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 15 January 1901 AWMM Victoria Valley, near Mangonui, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr George Littledyke Stanton (father), Victoria Valley, near Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 30 January 1901 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Cape Colony AWMM
    • Orange Free State AWMM
    • 24 May 1900-31 May 1902 Transvaal AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    South African 3288 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa 15 January 1901 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Mill hand/Civilian AWMM
    AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George Littledyke Stanton and Caroline Madeline Stanton.

    Three sons served in two wars: William Levi Stanton (3288 ) served in the South African (Boer) War; two sons, brothers Arnold Hayward Stanton (13/2083) and Alfred Littledike Stanton (47606) served in WW1.

    Father was named George Stanton. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 December 1925 AWMM
    Age 55 AWMM
    Fairburn, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Fairburn Public Cemetery, Duncan Road, Kaitaia, New Zealand AWMM
    • Fairburn Cemetery AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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