Private

Percy Thornton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Ellen Nevill (formerly Thornton), of Grey St., West, Onehunga, Auckland. Native of Northern Wairoa, Napier.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24084
Name:
Percy Thornton
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ellen Neville (mother), Harbour View, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 3 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Percy Thornton
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