Percival Harry CLEE

Regimental number10/866
Date of birth4 December 1891
Place of birthCheltenham, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o W Williams, Meremere, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.8
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clee, Saxony, Cheltenham England
Previous military serviceServed in the 11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment , Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 27 August 1917
Discharge date21 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Remuera', 27 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of pre-enlistment disability aggravated by Active Service), 21 November 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Died of tuberculosis
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death16 June 1923 Eltham
Age at death31
Place of burialEltham Cemetery, Taranaki
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21895159

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