Private

Stanley Colley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. M. Colley, of Auckland. Born at Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Extract from an article  on investigations into conditions at Trentham Camp :

 

“William Colley, principal lightkeeper, Nelson lighthouse, stated that his son Stanley died in the Wellington Hospital on June 11. Witness interviewed Sister Keith at the Berhampore Hospital, asking her what had been done about him. She explained the sudden circumstances of his illness. He asked her if she had any reason for not sending for a doctor, and she replied that she “did not think he was as bad as all that." Colonel Purdy stated that Colley was sent to Wellington Hospital, which was close at hand, because this was a better course than waiting for a doctor to come. He was informed either by Dr Myers or Dr Hartwell that Colley died of acute meningitis. That everything was done for the boy he was quite certain.”

 

[Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 463, 4 August 1915, Page 8]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2668
Name:
Stanley Colley
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Dunedin, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs. M. Colley (mother), Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Training Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
11 June 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
113. P.P.2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Stanley Colley
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