GILLINGHAM, Stephen Kennaway
(Service number 7/1235)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12/12/1892 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 March 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer, self employed | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | R. Gillingham, (Father), Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16; Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915, Mudros (Lemnos) 1915 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 October 1981 | Age | 88 |
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (February 2015)
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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