LUKE, Raymond Pierce
(Service number 32352)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 25 October 1892 | Place of Birth | Gore |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 35 York Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs R, P. LUKE (wife), 34 Saint David Street, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, 3rs Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 18 April 1948 | Age | 54 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Raymond Pierce Luke was the son of Gibson Pierce and Mary Luke. From at least 1914 Raymond Pierce Luke was residing at Timaru. In 1916 he married Mary McPherson Easton. Mary died in 1921. Raymond was married secondly in 1924 to Ethel May Sinclair of Temuka, by whom he had three children.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 December 2016]
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