David PERRY

Regimental number48261
Date of birth13 January 1890
Place of birthWestland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCabinetmaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 8.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Perry, 168 Tasman Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 January 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John (b. Londonderry, Ireland) and Ellen (b. Worcester, England) Perry, Fitzherbert Avenue, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 9 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 24 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 October 1917.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Now, 10 November 1917, reported killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20800644

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