Thomas Staniford

1895-1968

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37722

About

Born in New Zealand

14 October 1895
Parents

Mother

Mary Staniford

Father

Charles Staniford
Residence

Hometown

Auckland
Work

Occupation

Miner

Employer

Auckland Gas Company
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • Cadets Dunedin

    5 years in New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 72

    29 February 1968

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5553 60/0108450, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “Thomas Staniford (1895-1968)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/799