Henry Stewart PERCY

Regimental number10/63
Date of birth10 October 1876
Place of birthWaipawa, Hawke's Bay
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWaipawa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.10
Height5' 8.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Michael Percy, Waipawa
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Sarah Jane Percy, 3 Prospect Terrace, Ponsonby, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Total war service: 356 days (of which 36 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800505