Pearce Harman WAY

Regimental number48119
Date of birth24 October 1887
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 10"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, G E Way, PO Box 26, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1917
Place of enlistmentTaumarunui
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Edward (b. England) and Emma Kate (b. New Zealand) Way, 20 Helmore's Road, Fendalton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to D Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 34
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22017176