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Nationality: Rank: Regiment: Age: Born : Date of Death: Additional information: Marital status : Schooling: Occupation : Physical description : Height : Weight : Skin color : Hair : Eyes : Other marks : Religion : Cemetery : |
Ricketts Percy Cyril
New Zealander Corporal 2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment NZEF 29 5 march 1888 , Spring Grove , Nelson 12 october 1917 Son of the late J. J. Ricketts of Spring Grove , Nelson Single Passed Fourth Educational Standard Farmer 5'8" = 1.72m 154 lbs = 69.8 kg Fair complexion Lightbrown Blue Church of England Passchendaele New British Cemetery Plot V , Row D , Stone 1 |
Military footsteps
1 may 1916 4 may 1916 17 june 1916 19 august 1916 20 august 1916 24 october 1916 23 november 1916 26 november 1916 14 december 1916 12 june 1917 17 june 1917 21 july 1917 12 august 1917 15 august 1917 21 august 1917 12 october 1917 |
Enlisted Posted to 'C' Coy. 16th Reinforcements at Trentham Camp Promoted to Corporal at Featherstone Camp Promoted to Sergeant Embarked at Dunedin , per HMNZT ' Mokoia' Disembarked at Devonport , England and marched in at the New Zealand Reserve Group , Sling Camp Rank reverted to temporary Corporal Proceeded to France Attached to strength New Zealand General Base Depot , Etaples Joined the 2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment in the field Relinquished appointment to Temporary Corporal Admitted sick to the 16th Field Ambulance Rejoined unit in the field Appointed Lance Corporal Detached to Brigade Bayonet Fighting School Promoted Corporal Rejoined unit Killed in action at Passchendaele and originally buried at Bellevue Spur |
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Stenning Joseph Albert
New Zealander Rifleman 2nd Bn. 3rd New zealand Rifle Brigade 24 12 october 1917 Son of Albert James and Sarah Jane Stenning, of Pounawea, Otago, New Zealand Single Carpenter Passchendaele New British Cemetery Plot VIII , Row B , Stone 5 |
Military footsteps
11 november 1916 11 - 15 november 1916 20 november 1916 18 december 1916 2 march 1917 2 april 1917 10 june 1917 11 june 1917 9 july 1917 12 july 1917 23 july 1917 27 july 1917 23 august 1917 24 august 1917 12 october 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham Camp Leave granted Promoted to Lance Corporal Promoted to Corporal Promoted to Sergeant Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT 'Corinthic' Disembarked at Devonport Marched into Sling Camp , England Promoted to Corporal 5th Reserve Battalion Reverted to rank on failing to qualify Proceeded to France Marched in at New Zealand Base Depot at Etaples Out to Division Posted to the 2nd Bn. 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade Killed in action at the First Battle of Passchendaele |
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Wakefield Archibald McPherson
New Zealander Rifleman 4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 22 24 june 1895 , Clifton 12 october 1917 Son of Priscillia Wakefield, of Orepuki, Southland, New Zealand, and the late William Wakefield. Single Passed Fourth Educational Standard Assistant in Cheese fatory 5'7" = 1.70m 138 lbs = 62.5 kg Fresh complexion Black Brown None Anglican Passchendaele New British Cemetery Plot XVI , Row B , Stone 27 |
Military footsteps
7 april 1916 29 july 1916 28 september 1916 10 october 1916 26 october 1916 10 january 917 16 january 1917 2 august 1917 3 october 1917 12 october 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham Camp and posted to 'H' Coy. 15th Reinforcements Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT 'Ulimaroa' Disembarked at Plymouth and marched out to 5th Reserve Group at Sling Camp Proceeded to France Joined the 4th Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade in the field Admitted sick to the Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station Rejoined unit from hospital Rejoined unit from hospital Rejoined unit from Field Ambulance Killed in action |