Private

George Alfred Petch

Secondary Memorial: 
Piopio War Memorial
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Phoebe Rebecca and the late William Petch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25582
Name:
George Alfred Petch
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs P.R. Petch (mother), Fitzroy, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, 2 New Zealand Entrenching Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 May 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 65
Vessel:
Pakeha
Destination:
Devonport, England (19 November 1916)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. G. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Alfred Petch
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