Sergeant

Marjorie Priscilla Stout

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Daughter of William Anderson Stout and Louisa Helen Stout, of Invercargill, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A ganite plaque which has been erected at Army Headquarters, Invercargill, to perpetuate the memory of Sergeant Marjorie Stout, of the W.A.A.C., who was killed as a result of a collision between an Army truck and a train in April, was unveiled at a ceremony conducted by the Rev. C. J. Tocker at the Drill Hall on Wednesday. The staff, of Army Headquarters paraded for the occasion and relations of the late Sergeant Stout were present. Sergeant Stout was one of the first young women to volunteer for service In the W.A.A.C. after the outbreak of war. The plaque bears the following inscription: "Erected by the Area Commander and staff of Area No. 12 in memory of Sergeant Marjorie Stout,W.A.A.C., accidentally killed, April 7, 1943.” "

PRESS, VOLUME LXXIX, ISSUE 24037, 27 AUGUST 1943, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number: 
823109
Name:
Marjorie Priscilla Stout
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Anderson Stout (father), Gladstone, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Motor Vehicle Accident
Date of Death:
07 April 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
25. 50.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Marjorie Priscilla Stout
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