Stanley Kenneth Calcott

Ordinary Seaman

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Arthur Edward and Elsie Mabel Calcott, of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Man Found Dead In Ship In Blyth

A foreman trimmer about to start work in a ship at Blyth, yesterday, discovered Stanley M.Calcott lying dead at the bottom of the hold. Calcott, who was employed in another ship, had apparently been making his way to his own vessel during the black-out of the previous evening and had missed his footing, falling into the hold. The inquest on him at Blyth was adjourned." [Source: Newcastle Journal 31st October 1940]

"Cabled advice has been received that Stanley Kenneth Calcott, who was editor of tho Stratford Evening Post several years ago, was killed on active service on October 30. Mr. Calcott left Stratford to join tho staff of the Daily Mail, Johannesburg. South Africa. On the outbreak of war be left South Africa to join the Royal Air Force in England. Mr. Calcott, who was 26 years of age, was the second son of Major A. E. Calcott, of the Salvation Army, Lower Hutt." [New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23810, 11 November 1940, Page 6]

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Casualty

Service Number:

C/JX 201574

Name:

Stanley Kenneth Calcott

Rank:

Ordinary Seaman

Date of Birth:

27 January 1914

Place of Birth:

Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal Navy, HMS President III

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidentally killed

Date of Death:

30 October 1940

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Blyth Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Grave 3545.

Cemetery Location:

Northumberland

United Kingdom