Percy Stafford LIVERMORE

Regimental number11/592
Date of birth8 May 1894
Place of birthDarjeeling, India
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, E Livermore, Deputy Registrar, Ellerslie, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in Queen Alexandra's 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles, B Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 1 April 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Auckland Grammar School Roll of Honour. Parents: Mr & Mrs E. Livermore) 'Puriri', 84A Grafton Road, Auckland
Other details

Ex Main Body

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now reasonable to suppose Killed in Action, 12 October 1917'.

War service: 3 years 61 days (of which 963 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNo Form B103 on file: only scant details available.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 2
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10919980