PRATTLEY, Stanley John
(Service number 7/2128)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 10/11/1892 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 57 Guise Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Elizabeth PRATTLEY (mother), 57 Guise 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 | 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 April 1971 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Stanley John Prattley was born on 10 November 1892 at Winchester, the son of Frederick and Elizabeth (née Bryan) Prattley. He was educated at Winchester, Seadown and Temuka schools. S. J. Prattley, 7/2128, of Temuka, returned to New Zealand per the “Kia Ora”, embarking at Liverpool in March 1919, the draft being due at Lyttelton on 7 May 1919. He married Mary Elizabeth (Molly) Davidson in 1922. He died on 13 April 1971, aged 78 years, and was buried in Ashburton Cemetery, Molly with him in 1973. His brother Horace James Prattley was killed in action in 1916 in France, and another, Oliver Albert Prattley, was called up.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 June 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [30 June 2020]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Ashburton District Council) [30 June 2020]; New Zealand Times, 26 April 1919 (Papers Past) [27 June 2020]
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