Percival ARGYLE

Regimental number10/1400A
Date of birth15 September 1890
Place of birthCarterton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
AddressBunnythorpe, Manawatu
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H J Argyle, Bunnythorpe, Manawatu
Previous military serviceServing in D Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 December 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Alice Argyle, Bunnythorpe, Manawatu. Native of Carterton, Wairarapa
Family/military connectionsBrother: 10/1399A Pte Leonard Charles ARGYLE, Wellington Regiment, killed in action, 8 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 16 June 1915 (tonsilitis); discharged to unit, 27 June 1915; rejoined unit, 28 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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