His story
Graham Stokes was born at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight on 17 January 1882 and later settled in New Zealand. He was married to Sylvia and gave Taumarunui as his enlistment address. The reinforcement roll names his wife care of H. J. Wynyard at Petone.
He embarked with the Second Reinforcements in the Veterinary Corps. Later casualty records describe him as a driver and use Army Service Corps or Divisional Train designations. He died of wounds in Britain on 6 December 1915 and was buried at Hampstead Cemetery, London.
Before the war
- Nationality
- New Zealand service
- Date of birth
- 17 January 1882
- Place of birth
- Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England
- Family
- Wife: Sylvia Stokes
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Driver
- Service number
- 17/193
- Corps or service
- New Zealand Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Veterinary Corps on embarkation; later recorded with Army Service Corps / Divisional Train
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 6 December 1915
- Age
- 33
- Place of death
- Britain
- Recorded cause
- Died of wounds (official death roll)
- Cemetery or memorial
- Hampstead Cemetery, London
Sources and further reading
- NEW ZEALAND WAR GRAVES PROJECT
- Dominion, 11 December 1915, “Roll of Honour”
- Sun, 18 August 1915, “Casualties”
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Graham Stokes”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/graham_stokes/.
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