STOKES, Henry Branston
(Service number 10/2774)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
|---|
Birth
| Date | 16/07/1879 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
|---|
Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Ohau | ||
| Occupation | |||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | T Stokes (father) George Street, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
|---|
Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 27, 28 Willochra, Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | |||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
| Date of Capture | |
|---|---|
| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
| PoW Camps | |
| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 25 November 1918 | Age | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Death | Levin, NZ | ||
| Cause | Died from influenza | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Horowhenua District Cemetery, Levin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
External Links
Related Documents
No documents available.
Researched and Written by
Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
Currently Assigned to
Not assigned.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.
Tell us more
Do you have information that could be added to this story? Or related images that you are happy to share? Submit them here!