Percy THORNTON

Regimental number24084
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Neville, Harbour View, Onehunga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 3 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 7