PANTON, Peter Jackson
(Service number 49651)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 13/10/1877 | Place of Birth | Riverton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Timaru, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Cabinetmaker | ||
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| Next of Kin | W. Panton (father), Architect, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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 | 26th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 January 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Chalmers Church Memorial Plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
Peter Panton was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Panton, of Timaru, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R21383696
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John Sutherland, SC branch NZSG
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