Daniel William PIERCE

Regimental number24/2073
OccupationPloughman
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Pearce, Ebony near Ashford, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialWulverghem-Lindenhoek Road Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No 5), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W. C. and Emily Pierce, Hayse Cottage, Ehany, Ashford, Kent, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 32

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