NILES, Stanley James
(Service number 28908)
BACK ROW: HArry, William Charles (father), William Charles [68546]
FRONT ROW: Stanley James (28908), Ellen (mother), Myrtle, Ernie, and Edna (Courtesy of M Johnson )
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 01/06/1894 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Plasterer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | W. NILES (father), Wilkin Street, Temuka | ||
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 | 18th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 30 December 1950 | Age | 56 years |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Stanley James Niles was the son of william Charles and Ellen (née Williams) Niles. He was educated at the Temuka School. In 1926 he married Violet Maud Deason.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]; Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, headstone image (Dunedin City Council) [14 January 2017]
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