PEPPER, Stanley
(Service number 24/1573)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29 June 1895 | Place of Birth | Papanui, Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 39 Elizabeth Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Cadet (NZ Railways) | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. A. PEPPER (father), 126 Bligh's Road, Papanui, Christchurch | ||
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 | 5th Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, F Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| 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 | 18 July 1973 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Stanley Pepper was born on 29 June 1895 at Papanui, Christchurch, the son of James Alexander and Elizabeth (née Milne) Pepper. He was educated at Elmwood and Fendalton schools in Christchurch. S. Pepper was part of South Canterbury’s quota for the Ninth Reinforcements which left South Canterbury for Trentham on 18 October 1915. Stanley was a cadet with New Zealand Railways, residing at Timaru, when he enlisted. Stanley married Gladys Etty Radford in 1920.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 September 2020]; School Admission records (Canterbury Branch NZSG) [23 September 2020]; Waimairi Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [23 September 2020]; Timaru Herald, 18 October 1915 (Papers Past) [September 2020]
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