{"id":2470,"date":"2024-11-25T10:20:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T21:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=2470"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:04:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:04:36","slug":"william-horace-stark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/stark\/william-stark\/william-horace-stark\/","title":{"rendered":"William Horace Stark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/William-Bill-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/William-Bill-.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/William-Bill--300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frances and Bill. Photo from JinPat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>William &#8220;Bill&#8221; Horace Stark was born on the \u00a06 December 1912\u00a0at\u00a0Gore, Southland, New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"992\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Francis-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Francis-.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Francis--300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Francis--768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>He was gazzetted in 1942 as active soldier 512864. Not sure he made it overseas though.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-46.png 485w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-46-300x123.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1937<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bill <strong>passed&nbsp;<\/strong>08 Jan 1984&nbsp;at&nbsp;New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand<\/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\/Headstone-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Headstone-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Headstone-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Headstone-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Headstone-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Headstone-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kopuatama Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>At some point before 1971, Bill married Ivy Ann Freakley (as mentioned in the snippet below). Ann passed away in 1995 and is buried with a different husband.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Funeral-Notice-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Funeral-Notice-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Funeral-Notice-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Funeral-Notice-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Funeral-Notice.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From JinPat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William &#8220;Bill&#8221; Horace Stark was born on the \u00a06 December 1912\u00a0at\u00a0Gore, Southland, New Zealand. He was gazzetted in 1942 as active soldier 512864. Not sure he made it overseas though. Bill passed&nbsp;08 Jan 1984&nbsp;at&nbsp;New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand At some point before 1971, Bill married Ivy Ann Freakley (as mentioned in the snippet below). 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