KEENE, Stanley Marshall
(Service number 34691)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 17/10/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Bain Bros, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. KEENE (mother), Smithfield, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 September 1979 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | 6 Eversley Street, Timaru (daughter's residence) | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Stanley Marshall KEENE was one of four sons of George Sydney and Lydia (née Marshall) Keene who served in World War One. stanley was educated at Waimataitai School, Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Musum Cenotaph Database [28 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [28 December 2016]; School Admission Record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [28 December 2016]; Timaru Herald, 17 & 18 September 1979 (Timaru District Library) [30 December 2016]
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