BELL, Stanley Ferguson
(Service number 27203)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26 October 1892 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | 25 | |
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | W.H Bell (brother) Hook, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Messines | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 June 1917 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgiuim, | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Stanley was the youngest of the family of five brothers and three sisters, one who died a baby. The siblings were (from oldest to youngest) weree Robert William Henry (known as William), Sarah(known as Kitty, Alfred Nathaniel (known as Robert Alfred), Allan Dawson, Annie Christina, Irwin McKay (known as Mac), Stanley Ferguson, Robina (who died as a baby), and Alexander Johnstone (a half brother). The family lived at Hook, near Waimate. Three of the brothers served overseas in the First World War: Robert Alfred, Mac, and Stanley Ferguson - who was killed in action in the battle of Messiness on 7 June 1917, the day of Stanley's death was the day that 21 mines were detonated under the German lines. The other two brothers returned home after the war.
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013; NZ at the Front 1917 issue P141; SCroll web submission by G Geeves, 9 May 2017
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald; SCRoll web submission from G Geeves, 9 May 2017
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