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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Sir John Malfroy Staveley |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Major |
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| Forename(s): |
Sir John Malfroy |
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| Surname: |
Staveley |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
11726 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
30 August 1914 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lieutenant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Medical Practitioner |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs E.C. Staveley (wife), 152 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Enlistment Address: |
C/o Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
6th Field Ambulance |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
WW2 3 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
WW2 450 |
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| Other Units: |
2 Field Transfusion Unit |
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| Military Awards: |
- Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE)
- Military Cross (MC)
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| Award Circumstances: |
KBE. 1980 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
2 New Zealand General Hospital |
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| Place of Death: |
Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Date of Death: |
14 May 2006 |
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| Age at Death: |
91 |
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| Year of Death: |
2006 |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Obituary: |
Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, May 2006 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Husband of Elvira (died 1992); father of Tessa and John.
- Patron, New Zealand Haemophilia Society, Member of New Zealand Alpine Club, Auckland Astronomical Society.
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| Postwar Occupation: |
Haematologist |
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| Further References: |
Stout (1956) p 123-124 |
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| Sources Used: |
- New Zealand Herald
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Nominal Roll No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941)
- Stout, T.D.M. [1956] New Zealand Medical Services in the Middle East and Italy. Wellington, Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy at URL: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Medi.html
- Sutherland, J. (1989). Gallantry awards to New Zealanders in World War Two. Christchurch: Regal Medals.
- Whos who in New Zealand. (1951 - 1991). Wellington : A.H. & A.W. Reed.
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