Private

Philip Joseph Preece

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard and Elizabeth Ann Preece, of Thames, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3129
Name:
Philip Joseph Preece
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R. Preece (mother), Waiotahi Creek, Thames, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waiotahi Creek, Thames, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion, 6 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
13 July 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. D. 30.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Philip Joseph Preece
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