Private

Daniel William Pierce

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of W. C. and Emily Pierce, of Hayse Cottage, Ebony, Ashford, Kent.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Robert Watsham
Relationship to casualty: 100 years ago, Daniel William Pierce would have been my neighbour
I live in the hamlet of Ebony in Kent, back in the UK. Recently researching the World War I dead listed on the plaque in our local chapel, I came across Daniel's name. A little bit of research later,... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Submitted by: Robert Watsham
Relationship to casualty: None
Finally found the resting place of Daniel William Pierce. Let we forget

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/2073
Name:
Daniel William Pierce
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Emily Pearce (mother), Ebony, near Ashford, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ploughman
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. A. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Daniel William Pierce
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