WILCE, Garnet
(Service number 24/1231)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of National Mortgage Agency, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. Wilce, sen. (mother), Harris Street, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | D Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Death
| Date | 11 August 1917 | Age | 27 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; St Augustine Church War Memorial; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Garnet Wilce was the son of Edwin and Mary Jane Wilce, of 28 Harris St., Waimate, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, April 2014
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