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William James Stanley

1884-1963

Unit

1st Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

4/1591

About

Born in England

28 January 1884
Residence

Hometown

Auckland
Work

Occupation

Labourer
Personal Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

Eva May Stanley

Army Experience

  • Royal Navy

    5 years in the United Kingdom

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 79

    23 April 1963

    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 61/0108509, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Roll of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1915. New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company, Government Printer, Wellington, 1916, p. 7.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “William James Stanley (1884-1963)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/800

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