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William Young Stark

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Headstone of Private William Young Stark (36490). Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BECW8791). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Private William Young Stark (36490). Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Haina …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Young AWMM
  • Surname
    Stark AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 36490 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 28 December 1885 AWMM Tapanui, Otago AWMM
    • 28 December 1885 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    28 December 1885 Public - John Douglas - Other relative - 13 October 2017 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Waikoikoi, South Otago, NZ Public - John Douglas - Other relative - 13 October 2017 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 W.J. Stark (father), Waikoikoi, South Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Never married Public - John Douglas - Other relative - 13 October 2017 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 36490 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Carpenter/Civilian 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Stark was the son of William John and Sarah Jane Stark, of Waikoikoi, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 July 1917 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM B. 20. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 September 2020RossNew ZealandOther relative
21 April 2020Eric CattelinFranceResearcher
13 October 2017John DouglasNelson, New ZelandOther relative

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