PETTIGREW, George Donald Herbert
(Service number 80109)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27 December 1897 | Place of Birth | Tasmania, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 89 King Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Wheelwright | ||
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| Next of Kin | W. PETTIGREW (father), 89 King Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expedtitionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 42nd Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | London, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 December 1963 | Age | 65 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Donald Herbert Pettigrew was born on 27 December 1897 in Tasmania, Australia, the son of William and Jemima (née Limont) Pettigrew. He was educated at Kingsdown School, South Canterbury, from 1904, and at Timaru Soth School. Later his own children were to attend Timaru South School.He had married Violet Elizabeth Kellahan in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 May 2017]; School admission registers (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [06 May 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [05 May 2017]
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