Percy Wilfred Stanley CATCHPOLE

Regimental number26553
Date of birth1 November 1890
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Catchpole, 46 St Mary's Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in the Junior Cadets.
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Discharge date2 April 1917
Other details

War service: England

Discharged, 2 April 1917 (on account of pre-enlistment disability [disordered cardiac action] aggravated by active service).

Total war service: 307 days (of which 162 days were abroad, in England)

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 37
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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