BILLINGS, Peter
(Service number 55406)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 10/10/1885 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Peter BILLINGS (father), Geraldine | ||
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 | 29th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company | ||
| Date | 13 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | * November 1964 | Age | 78 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Peter Billings was the son of Peter and Elizabeth (née Coombs) Billings.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 March 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [17 March 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 March 2017]
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