Private

Percy Preston Whitfield

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Francis and Annie Whitfield, of Bentham, Lancaster, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
44614
Name:
Percy Preston Whitfield
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F. Whitfield (father), Hazeldene, Bentham, Lancaster, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 October 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 82
Vessel:
Pakeha
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Percy Preston Whitfield
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