Lestock Ryvers Baigent MBE (1906 - 1998)

Born 23 Nov 1906 in Wakefield, Tasman, Nelson, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Veronica (Flan) Baigent — married 1934 in New Zealand

Died 4 Apr 1998 at age 91 in New Zealand

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Stock Baigent MBE is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Biography

Stock Baigent MBE was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Lestock was born in 1906. He was the son of Augustus Baigent and Eva Evans.

The Nelson College school list shows Stock was a pupil there in 1922. A supplementary note says: Station Hand, Longbush Masterton.

Stock joined the army and served in the regular military service for several years and also during World War II. During the War he was a Regimental Sergeant Major for the Second Divisional New Zealand Engineers as part of the 2NZEF: 1st Echelon. He was taken prisoner of war in Crete.

He had married Mary Veronica Flan in 1934, some years prior to the War.

He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) and also was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM). When he left the Army his rank was Major.

Stock Baigent passed away in 1998 and was buried at Hamilton Park Cemetery on 8 April 1998 (Plot OAK-02-15). His last known address was Oakwood Lodge, Richmond, Nelson. He was 91 years old when he died.

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Sources

• New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950 Name: Lestock Ryvers Baigent; Birth Date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1907; Registration Place: Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand; Folio Number: 894
• New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937 Name: Lestock Ryvers Baigent; Gender: Male; Marriage Year: 1934; Marriage Place: New Zealand; Relation: Bridegroom; Folio Number: 293
• New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 Name: Lestock Ryvers Baigent; Electoral Year: 1935; District: Wellington East; Region or Province: Wellington
• New Zealand Army WWII Nominal Rolls, 1939-1948 Name: Lestock Byvery Baigent [Lestock Ryvers Baigent] Embarkation: 1940; Army Number: 2071; Last Residence: New Zealand; Relative Name: Mrs M V Baigent; Relationship: Wife; Nominal Roll: 1939 - 31 Mar 1940
• Recommendation for Award for Baigent, Lestock Ryvers Rank: Warrant Officer Class 1 - Reference: WO 373/57/611; Description: Name: Baigent, Lestock Ryvers; Rank: Warrant Officer Class 1; Service No: 2074; Regiment: New Zealand Engineers; Theatre of Combat or Operation: Repatriated PoWs; Award: Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Date of announcement in London Gazette: 29 November 1945; Date: 1945; Held by: The National Archives, Kew; Former reference in its original department: 68/Gen/8174; Legal status: Public Record(s); Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
• New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939-1945 Name: Lestock Ryvers Baigent; Gender: Male; Rank: 2nd Lieutenant; Military Date: 24 May 1945; Military Place: Wellington, New Zealand
• Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current Name: Lestock Ryvers Baigent; Birth Date: 23 Nov 1906; Death Date: 4 Apr 1998; Cemetery: Hamilton Park Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand; Has Bio?: N; Father: Augustus Percy Baigent; Mother: Eva Baigent; Spouse: Mary Veronica Baigent; URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=127721408&ref=acom
• Hamilton City Council Cemetery Records - online database - Entry for Lestock Ryvers Baigent age 91, death 4 April 1998, interred Hamilton Park Cemetery 8 April 1998
• Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph - Entry for Lestock Ryvers Baigent, service no. 2074