Clarence Percy ARMSTRONG

Regimental number60046
Date of birth25 November 1885
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia, Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBrassmoulder
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32.5
Height5' 7"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs C Armstrong, c/o Mrs McCall, Papakura
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 April 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 20), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs G.M.P. Armstrong, Papakura
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 October 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 December 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 9 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 February 1918; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 4 April 1918.

Admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance, 23 May 1918 (influenza); transferred to 56th Casulaty Clearing Station, 27 May 1918; to 16th General Hospital, Le Treport, 29 May 1918; to No 3 Convalescent Depot, Le Treport, 6 June 1918; to Base Depot, Etaples, 22 June 1918; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 27 August 1918.

Killed in action, 30 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22271086