Percy Douglas EGGLESTON

Regimental number24147
OccupationStoreman
Next of kinMother, Mrs Labinia Eggleston, 289 Tuam Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Jabez and Sabina Eggleston; Wife: Lucy Jane Keats (formerly Eggleston), 16 Balfour Terrace, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 11