Jack Alexander STANSELL

Date of birth: 28 July 1896

Date of death: 05 April 1918

Place of birth: Otaki, New Zealand

Educational achievements: Passed 4th Educational Standard

Awards: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Occupation: Telegraph Linesman for Post & Telegraph Department, Wellington.

Last known residence: Telegraph Camp, Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Cause of death: Killed in action

Place of death: Auchonvilliers

Spouses name: Unmarried

Fathers name: John Robert George Stansell

Fathers place of birth: Timaru, New Zealand

Fathers occupation: Farmer

Mothers name: Louisa Christina (née Gray)

Mothers place of birth: Foxton, New Zealand

Parents date of marriage: 1893

Siblings: Eric Robert , Eileen Doris, , , and

Parents place of marriage: New Zealand

Date of arrival overseas: 28 July 1917

Theatres of war: Western Europe 1917, 1918

Place of embarkation: Wellington

Surname: STANSELL

War memorial: Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates

Place enlisted: Wellington

Christian names: Jack Alexander

Place of arrival overseas: Devonport, England

Overseas memorial: Grevilliers (NZ) Memorial

School: Waikanae; Shannon 5 February 1906 - 23 March 1906; Waikanae; Shannon 12 November 1907 - 4 December 1907; Waikanae; Shannon 8 Februaru 1909 - 8 April 1909; Waikanae

Wars: WW1

Service number: 41655

Religion: Anglican

Date enlisted: 13 November 1916

Final rank: Private

Regiment or service: 2nd Bn Otago Regiment NZEF

Embarkation date: 14 April 1917

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