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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Percy Thomas Armstrong |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
Percy Thomas |
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| Surname: |
Armstrong |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
56213 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Packer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Eliza Jane Armstrong (mother), Argyle Street, Morningside, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
29th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
13 August 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 91 |
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| Vessel: |
Mokoia |
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| Destination: |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
70 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
4 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company |
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| Place of Death: |
Havrincourt, France |
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| Date of Death: |
9 September 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
26 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
III. A. 11. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Percy Armstrong was the son of Leonard John and Eliza Jane Armstrong, of 36, Argyle St., Morningside, Auckland, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
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