Peter EARL

Regimental number14958
OccupationPainter
Next of kinWife, Mrs F M Earl, 28 Roker Street, Spreydon, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitC Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 33), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Cassandra Earl, Christchurch; Wife: Flora M. Earl, Tyne Street, Gore, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 10