Peter EMERY

Regimental number16/439
Date of birthNovember 1893
Place of birthKakepuku
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKihikihi, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinRangi Auraki Emery, Tinawhae, Waikato
Previous military serviceServed in the 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles Regiment; left.
Enlistment date19 October 1914
Place of enlistmentKihikihi
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Maori Contingent, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 20 Warrimoo on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer (Maori) Battalion
FateDied of disease 28 August 1915
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row H, Grave No 127), Alexandria, Egypt
Other details

War service: Egypt

Admitted to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, 28 August 1915 (enteric and pneumonia).

Died of disease (typhoid), 28 August 1915.

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

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