English Māori Donald John Stott Born 23 October 1914 - Died 20 March 1945 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 20681 AWMM Also known asDon AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankMajor/Military AWMM New Zealand Corps of Signals, Z Special Unit AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Captain Donald Stott, D.S.O., of Birkenhead, taken some time between 1943-45. Auckland L … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDonald John AWMM SurnameStott AWMM Ingoa Also known asDon AWMM Service numberWWII 20681 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth23 October 1914 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 28 Onewa Street, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM 28 Onewa Street, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs A. Stott (mother), 28 Onewa Street, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Mrs A. Stott (mother), 28 Onewa Street, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Single AWMM 10 June 1944 AWMM Married AWMM Mary Kathleen Snow AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 20681 AWMM Military serviceSpecial Forces AWMM Royal New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM Australian Special Forces AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar (DSO*) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Rotary machinist/Civilian AWMM AWMM WW2 Rotary machinist/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lance Sergeant/Military AWMM 28 Field Battery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Second Echelon AWMM WW2 New Zealand Artillery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 Greece, Europe AWMM 1941 AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Shot and wounded in Greece - bullet wound just above the right knee on the inside of the leg. AWMM Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Drowned AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankMajor/Military AWMM New Zealand Corps of Signals, Z Special Unit AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Donald Stott was the son of Ann and Robert Stott, Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Mary Kathleen Stott, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand.Don attended Northcote Primary and Takapuna Grammar School, when he left school he was a rotary machinist for the New Zealand Herald newspaper. He was a tall thin man with red hair, known as being charismatic with a sense of humour and great endurance.Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death20 March 1945 AWMM Age 29 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameLabuan Memorial, Labuan War Cemetery, Sabah, Malaysia AWMM Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Takapuna Grammar School War Memorial, (Foyer, Library), 210 Lake Road, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Northcote College, 1 Kauri Glen Rd, Northcote, Auckland 0627 AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Donald John Stott by laying a poppy. Dalziel Alan Stott David Dorence Stott Donald John Stott Ernest Stott Francis William Stott Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Donald John Stott Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMinistry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Takapuna War Memorial. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/takapuna-war-memorial Further Reference Takapuna Grammar School virtual tour http://www.takapuna.school.nz/about/virtual-tour/ Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2144153 Sources Used Wikidata Entity http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5295192 Further Reference DocumentsWigzell, F.A. (2001). New Zealand Army involvement, special operations Australia : South West Pacific World War II. Durham, England: Pentland Press. AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 2: WW2 177 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 14: WW2 94 AWMM Weekend Herald AWMM Bert Curnow AWMM Wigzell, F.A. (2001). New Zealand Army involvement, special operations Australia : South West Pacific World War II. Durham, England: Pentland Press. AWMM p.42. AWMM Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM p.246. AWMM East & Bays Courier AWMM 17 October 2008 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 21 October 2015Online CenotaphAuckland, New ZealandResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
