Stanley Howard Pilkington

Forenames

Stanley Howard AWMM

Surname

Pilkington AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Relationship status

Unknown AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• Air Force AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Australian Flying Corps, No. 2 Squadron AWMM

Enlistment

Engineer (Mechanical)/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 Australian Flying Corps AWMM Australian Imperial Force (AIF) AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM
Australian Flying Corps, No. 66 Training Squadron AWMM

Stanley Pilkington was the son of Edmund (died 2 October 1895), a gardener, and Jane Levie Pilkington (nee Cooper), (died 1930) of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mr F. C. Pilkington, Bay View Rd, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

24 Oct 1917 AWMM
Age  28 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Cemetery

Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England AWMM XI. D. 20. AWMM

Memorial name

• Family grave memorial, George Maxwell Memorial Cemetery, cnr of Rosebank Road & Orchard Street, Avondale , Auckland AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Australian War Memorial databases. Search for a person.
  http://www.awm.gov.au/find/index.asp
  Further Reference

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Martyn, E. (1998-2008)., Vol 1, p. 45.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Harper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press.