SATTERTHWAITE, Stanley Gordon Middleton
(Service number 28942)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 7 January 1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Elizabeth Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk (Timaru Borough Council) | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mr T. W. SATTERTHWAITE (father), Elizabeth Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 April 1977 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Wellington | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Stanley Middleton Satterthwaite was the oldest son of Thomas William and Marie Gertrude Grace (née Knight) Satterthwaite. His father was for some years mayor of Timaru. Stanley was educated at Timaru Main School and Timaru Boys' High School. While in camp at Trentham in 1916, he gained his commission. He was severely wounded at Baupaume and invalided back to New Zealand. After the war he joined the regular forces. Stanley married Alice Maud Walker in 1922. He also saw service overseas in World War II, when he was mentioned in despatches in 1942. His youngest brother, Norman Timaru Satterthwaite, was killed in action on 15 December 1943 in Italy. Another brother, Jack Seddon Satterthwaite, served with the RNZAF in world War II. Lieutenant-colonel S. M. Satterthwaite retired from the permanent staff on 31 March 1948, having attained the age limit.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 December 2019]; Salisbury Park Crematorium records; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [31 December 2019]
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