Private

Richard Stent

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Emma Stent, of Brookwood, Ohingaiti, Rangitikei Napier. Born at Manawatu, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

I am named after this man. His brother Charles Stent was my great grandfather who was a Anglo Boer war veteran (3rd Contingent Rough Riders).
Richard Stent was born on 24 November 1894 and was a farm labourer from Ohingaiti. His name is also on the Ohingaiti War Memorial.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/1489
Name:
Richard Stent
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
24 November 1894
Place of Birth:
Manawatu, Ohingaiti,
Next of Kin: 
Charles Stent (father), Ohingaiti
Date of Enlistment:
24 August 1915
Enlistment Address: 
Care of C. Stent, sen., Ohingaiti, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
C Stent (father), Ohingaiti
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion, 7 (Wellington-West Coast) Company

Casualty Details

Date of Death:
03 July 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Richard Stent
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