Driver

Edward Stock Staples

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Ernest and Kate Elizabeth Staples, of Main Rd., Eastbourne, New Zealand. Native of Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2916
Name:
Edward Stock Staples
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J.E. Staples (father), 23 Goring Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of pneumonia
Date of Death:
04 December 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
22 February 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 41
Vessel:
Waihora
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. F. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Edward Stock Staples
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