PINCKNEY, John William
(Service number )
| First Rank | Last Rank | Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Previous Military Experience | 4th Bn. | ||
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Military Service
| Served with | UK Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | British Army | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps), 1st King Edward's Horse (The King's Oversea Dominions) | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 11 April 1918 | Age | 23 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of George and Edith Howard Pinckney, of Waikaia, Southland, New Zealand.
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R22422446; Probate held at Archives New Zealand, Dunedin Office Item ID R22051510
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John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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