Gunner

George Francis Pierson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alice Louisa Pierson, of 9, Station Rd., Hillsborough, Christchurch, New Zealand, and the late Harry Pierson. Native of Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/1996
Name:
George Francis Pierson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Alice Louisa Pierson (mother), 5 Vogel Street, Richmond, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
45 Albert Street, Burwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. J. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Francis Pierson
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