Roy Spears PIRIE

Regimental number12/3785
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, G Pirie, Townsend Crescent, Kirkcaldie, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankSignaller
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Pirie, Townsend Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 17