Percy Joseph JORY

Regimental number6/4279
OccupationFireman
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary J Jory, St David Street, Lyttelton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 February 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Mary Jane Jory, St David's Street, Lyttelton
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2/1017A Gunner George Leonard JORY, New Zealand Field Artillery, killed in action, 23 July 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 11