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CLINCH, Stephen Matthew
(Service number 62926)

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First Rank Trooper Last Rank

Birth

Date 12 May 1897 Place of Birth Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Ploughman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs Margaret CLINCH (mother), Temuka
Religion Roman Catholic
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 33rd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade
Date 13 November 1917
Transport Tofua
Embarked From Destination Suez, Egypt
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

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Military Awards

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
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Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 19 April 1973 Age 75 years
Place of Death Christchurch
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Stephen Matthew Clinch was the son of Alfred and Margaret (née Riordan) Clinch. He was educated at Temuka School. Stephen married Maria ann Lampleigh in 1920.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 August 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal affairs) [09 August 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [09 August 2018)

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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