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William Henry Stark

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 60), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Stark AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 37045 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 April 1890 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Southbrook, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W.H. Stark (wife), North Road, Kaiapoi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 37045 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 Unknown AWMM Farmer/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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 10.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      164 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Proceeded overseas to France, 15 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to 13th Company.
    Attached to 4th Field Company Engineers, 17 November 1917.
    Granted temporary rank of Captain, 15 May 1918.
    Detached to School of Instruction, 29 June 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 29 July 1918.
    Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 22 August 1918 (tonsillitis); transferred to Brighton [Kitchener's War Hospital?], 4 September 1918; discharged, 17 September 1918.
    Posted to Germany (no details recorded); arrived from Germany, 17 February 1919.
    Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Arawa', 1 April 1919; discharged, 11 July 1919.
    Total war service: 2 years 297 days (of which 2 years 20 days were abroad) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

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