Gunner

Richard Proctor Stead

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Stead and of Elizabeth Stead (nee Proctor), of Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Alistair Allan
Relationship to casualty: None
Richard was born in Calderhead, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1920.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
61110
Name:
Richard Proctor Stead
Name variation:
Robert Proctor Stead (New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2))
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
1920
Place of Birth:
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Mr A B Clark (step-brother), Denniston
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
19 Swann's Road, Richmond, Christchurch
Place of Enlistment: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Teacher
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 14 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
04 July 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVIII. F. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Richard Proctor Stead
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