John PIERCE

Regimental number24/2074
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, W Pierce, Gorey, Co Wexford, Ireland
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 rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialToberanierin Protestant Cemetery (Family Plot), Co Wexford, Ireland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth Pierce, Ballycale, Gorey, Ireland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 68552 William Edward PIERCE
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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