STOKES, Henry Branston
(Service number 10/2774)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16 July 1879 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ohau | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | T Stokes (father) George Street, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 27, 28 Willochra, Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 November 1918 | Age | 40 |
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| Place of Death | Levin, NZ | ||
| Cause | Died from influenza | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Horowhenua District Cemetery, Levin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
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