PREECE, Douglas James
(Service number 15885)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14 February 1896 | Place of Birth | Manaia, Taranaki |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihao Downs | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | James PREECE (father), Waihao Downs, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitenata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 August 1937 | Age | 42 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Douglas James Preece was the eldest son of James and Maria Leah (née Eagle) Preece. The family had moved from Taranaki to Waihao Downs some time prior to World War One. Douglas married Ella Brundell in 1929. She survived him by some thirty years.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 April 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 April 2017]; Waimate Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [05 April 2017]
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