CLINCH, Stephen Matthew
(Service number 62926)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12/05/1897 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret CLINCH (mother), 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 | 33rd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 13 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 April 1973 | Age | 75 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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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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