Trooper

Stanley Wharton Sommerville

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. J. A. Sommerville, of 17, Glen Rd., Stanley Bay, Auckland, and the late Col. Sommerville. Born at Wanganui.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11/585
Name:
Stanley Wharton Sommerville
Name variation:
Stanley Ernest Sommerville (BDM Online)
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
03 November 1891
Place of Birth:
Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J R Sommerville (mother), Stanley Bay, Auckland
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
13 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Raetihi
Place of Enlistment: 
Hawera, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
C L Sommerville, Okoia
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles, 2 (Queen Alexandra's) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 August 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Stanley Wharton Sommerville
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