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Cenotaph record

Stanley Robert Old

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Portrait - Kindly provided by the Otahuhu College Archives. This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait - Kindly provided by the Otahuhu College Archives. This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Stanley Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Old AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    N 9206 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 October 1923 AWMM New Plymouth, Taranaki AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 16 February 1944 AWMM Sentry Hill, Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Margaret Old (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    N 9206 AWMM
  • Military service
    • NZ Army (No. 615977 - joined 18 March 1942) AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy McNabb Navy List
      Hostilities Only AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 16 February 1944 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Farm hand/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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Heart failure AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Enlisted originally in NZ Army where among other duties, was involved in guarding Japanese POWs at Featherston 1943. Transferred to NZ Navy 16 February 1944.

    Was involved in escorting troopships and was also stationed at the Devonport and Tamaki Training Bases. At one stage, was also on loan to the Royal Navy. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 February 1996 AWMM
    Age 73 AWMM
    Newstead, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated at Hamilton Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Newstead, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    NZ Herald, & Waikato Times 21.2.96 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Wall of Honour, Hamilton Park Cemetery AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - RNZN [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, N1/427 (R21465798) AWMM
    • Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy. AWMM

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