STEWART, Frank Harvey
(Service number 10921)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 7 February 1893 | Place of Birth | Totara Valley |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | J. D. STEWART (brother) Clover Hill, Pleasant Point, South Canterbury | ||
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 | 1st New Zealand Cyclist Company | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 August 1934 | Age | 42 years |
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| Place of Death | Totara Valley | ||
| Cause | Accidentally drowned | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Pleasant Point Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Frank Harvey Stewart was the youngest son of Robert Erskine and Margaret (née Dickson) Stewart. He was educated at Hazelburn and Pleasant Point schools and maybe others. Frank lost both feet as a result of war injuries. It was said that he was, nevertheless, a good horseman. He sadly drowned when he fell of his horse probaly as a result of a seizure. His brother and next-of-kin was called up for service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 January 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG( [10 January 2018]; Pleasant Point Cemetery burial record (Timaru District Council) [10 January 2018]; Refer Press, 8 August 1934 [x 2], 9 August 1934 (Papers Past) [10 January 2018]
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