Philip Joseph PREECE

Regimental number12/3129
AddressWaiotahi Creek, Thames
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Preece, Waiotahi Creek, Thames
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 30), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Elizabeth Ann Preece, Thames
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Seventh