Hugh Vincent STOVELL (1903 – 1986)
Name
Hugh Vincent StovellGender
MaleMilitary identification
Sergeant NZ Expeditionary Force, Number 494703Birthdate
25 February 1903Birthplace
Rochford, EnglandMarriage(s)
27 July 1927
Gisborne
Date of death
17 December 1986Place of death
WellingtonParents
- Frederick George Vincent Stovell
Partner(s)
Children
- John Vincent Stovell
- Robyn Morgan (born about 1934)
- Susan Wertmuller (born about 1938)
Biography
Arrived in Lyttelton on the “Rimutaka”, departing Southampton 17 January 1922, aged 18
His father, who was a ship’s captain, had retired to Jersey and had offered his son £100 and a ticket to any country; Hugh chose New Zealand.
Went to Gisborne, two years as a near Wairoa about 1928-1930
Worked as a stock agent in Waipukurau, 1934 onwards
Bought a farm on the Porangahau Road near Waipukurau after World War 2
Farmed Willow Flat Station at Kotemaori in partnership with his son about 1953-1978
Waipukurau Country Councillor
Awarded Returned Servicemen’s Association gold star
Lived at Taupo, Westshore, then Waikanae
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