Garnet WILCE

Regimental number24/1231
Addressc/o National Mortgage Agency, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Wilce Snr, Harris Street, Waimate
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 11 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row Z, Grave No 12), Steenwerke, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Mary Jane Wilce, 28 Harris Street, Waimate
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB