WILD, Percy Herbert
(Service number 27408)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 24/08/1894 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Grocery assistant | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Susan WILD (mother), Princess Street, Waimate | ||
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 | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, 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 | 18 July 1948 | Age | 51 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Percy Herbert Wild was the son of James and Susan Wild of Waimate.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 December 2016]
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