HOME, Stanley Stuart
(Service number 23699)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23 September 1894 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 16 Sarah Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mr R. HOME (father), 16 Sarah Street, 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 | 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 December 1980 | Age | 86 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Stanley Stuart Home was the elder son of Robert Stuart and Helen Nisbet (Nellie, née Hendry) Home. His brother Leonard Arthur Home died of illness in 1918 at Aldershot, England. A cousin, James Earl Home also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 May 2017]; Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru, record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [21 May 2917]
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