TIZARD, Percy George
(Service number 6/2780)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12 February 1894 | Place of Birth | Cromwell |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 18 Elizabeth Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Grocer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. TIZARD (mother), 18 Elizabeth Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 December 1980 | Age | 86 years |
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| Place of Death | Napier | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Wharerangi Cemetery, Napier | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
percy George Tizard was the son of William Whittle and Emma (née Marsh), the youngest son in a family of eleven. Percy's father died in 1908 and is interred in the Cromwell Cemetery. His mother died in 1935 and is buried in the Timaru Cemetery with her son John Marsh Tizard. Percy was educated at Cromwell School. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 jJuly 2019]; NZ BDM records (Department of Internal Affairs); Wharerangi Cemetery headstone image & transcription (Napier City Council) [06 July 2019]
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