Warrant Officer Class 1

Samuel Stanley Choate

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Choate, of 350, Cashel St., Christchurch. Born at Ashburton. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, 1917-18.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4/660
Name:
Samuel Stanley Choate
Rank: 
Warrant Officer Class 1
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Miss Ethel R. Choate (sister), Box 328, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Burnett Street, Ashburton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed on voyage home
Date of Death:
27 May 1919
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 20. Lot 26.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Samuel Stanley Choate
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