William Ernest PIERCE

Regimental number78072
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Pierce, c/o CPO, Auckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 42nd Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Moeraki on 10 October 1918
Final rankTrooper
Final unitNew Zealand Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of disease 24 November 1918
Place of burialSuez War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 20), Egypt
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 91, p. 7

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