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PITHIE, George
(Service number 47362)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs Martha PITHIE (mother), Arundel, Canterbury
Religion
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	26th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date	9 June 1917
Transport	Willochra
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Devonport, England

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Death

Date	3 January 1975	Age	99 years 362 days
Place of Death	Ashburton
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery	Ashburton Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

George PITHIE was the son of James Philip and Martha (nee WISE) PITHIE. George died just three days short of his 100th birthday He was a cousin of James PITHIE who enlisted but didn't get to go overseas. Their fthers had migrated in 1863 and 1866 respectively. .

Sources

Cenotaph Database [01 January 2015]

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