{"id":2136,"date":"2024-11-15T15:42:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T02:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=2136"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T00:07:59","slug":"donald-eon-stark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/donald-eon-stark\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Eon Stark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-7.png 332w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-7-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Donald was born on the 26 Oct 1903 at Gore in Southland NZ.  He attended Balfour School from 1908-1917 where he left school and started his career as a labourer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At some point around 1922, Donald joined the NZ Navy. There are records of him being absent without permission from the Navy, but that warrant was cancelled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1933, Donald ran foul of the law and was sentenced to 8 months detention. The reason given was &#8216;carnal knowledge&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WWII interrupted things and Donald became part of the war effort as a Private 13433 for the 26th Canterbury Otago Regiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sailed overseas to Europe and was captured in Italy in Dec 1941 and placed in a POW camp. He remained a POW until June 1945 when his family were informed that he had survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early 1960s, Donald married Vera Thomas Day nee Harper. She had divorced Joseph Day in 1961 at Dunedin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vera was born 1918 and she passed away in June 2000 at Dunedin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald passed away 8 January 1969 at Dunedin and is buried at Andersons Bay Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/am_media-v-811174-rendering-original-jpg-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/am_media-v-811174-rendering-original-jpg-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/am_media-v-811174-rendering-original-jpg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/am_media-v-811174-rendering-original-jpg-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/am_media-v-811174-rendering-original-jpg-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/am_media-v-811174-rendering-original-jpg-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald was born on the 26 Oct 1903 at Gore in Southland NZ. He attended Balfour School from 1908-1917 where he left school and started his career as a labourer. At some point around 1922, Donald joined the NZ Navy. 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