PERKINS, Gwyn Bowen
(Service number 34723)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 17/10/1881 | Place of Birth | Tresinwin, South Wales |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J. PERKINS (father), Tresinwin, Fishguard, Wales; Mr W. PERKINS (cousin), Cambridge, Waikato | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 July 1950 | Age | 70 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Gwyn Bowen Perkins was the son of Mr J. Perkins, of Fishguard, Wales.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 December 2016]
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