Obituary Mr S. F. Catchpole
PA Auckland < 1 A soldier who rose to the j rank of brigadier before his retirement in 1967, Mr Stan- ; ley Frederick Catchpole, i died yesterday in Auckland j Hospital. He was 67. i Mr Catchpole served for 5% years during World War < n, winning the Military ’ Cross for gallantry at Tak- i rouna, in the Middle East, i He also served in Italy. 1 He joined the Territorial Forte on his return to New f 1 Zealand in 1945 and became y <
commander of the New Zealand division of the Royal Artillery in 1957. In 1964 he was made an associate member of the Army Board, the senior policy-making body of the Army at that time. He was awarded the C.B.E. in 1966 for his services to the board. He was Auckland area scout commissioner for 15 years before retiring last year. Mr Catchpole is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
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Press, 5 July 1983, Page 8
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