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Stanley Beaconsfield Collett

Surname

Christian Names

Service Number

Rank

Regiment

Collett

Stanley Beaconsfield

25/1689

Rfn

1/3 NZ Rifle Bde

Born

Age

Enlisted at

Address

 

37

   

Date of Death

Where killed

Cause of Death

05/04/1918

Somme

Wounds

Cemetery

Plot

Country

Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1

VI,D,36

France

Next of Kin

Next of kin address

Town

Henry and Rosa Collett

21 Foghamshire

Chippenham

Notes

Surname COLLETT
Given Name Stanley Beaconsfield
Category Nominal Roll Vol. 2
Regimental Number 25/1689
Rank Rifleman
Next of Kin Title Mrs R
Next of Kin Surname COLLETT
Next of Kin Relationship Mother
Next of Kin Address Chippenham Wilts England
Roll 27
Page 8
Occupation Clerk

New Zealand War Memorial Project

Collett's service records are online at the National Library of New Zealand.

Using Collets service records, I noted from Image 10 his age on enlistment in Dec 1915 is given as 24 yet the CWGC has his age at death as 37. He says that he had served for 2 years in the Wilts Yeomanry and left as time served. Ancestry shows his birth as Apr 1881. His service record (Image 13) shows his date of birth as 24 April 1891. Looks like he lied about his age to enlist, making himself younger rather than older as most seemed to do.  

Again, using Ancestry, it looks like he emigrated on 4/9/1914 from London bound for Wellington. Birth is given as about 1881.

Memorials Commemorated on:

Chippenham Town War Memorial

St Paul’s Church

St Andrew’s Church

Liberal Club

Hardenhuish Church

Yes

Causeway Methodist Church
Pewsham Street
Boys School
Congregation Church

Last updated - 16/04/2019

 

 


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