Rifleman

John Pierce

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Elizabeth Pierce, of Ballycale, Gorey.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/2074
Name:
John Pierce
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W. Pierce (father), Gorey, County Wexford, Ireland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds received in action in France
Date of Death:
19 July 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
27
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: 
Family plot about centre of Cemetery.
Cemetery Location: 
Ireland
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