Trooper

Norman Pugh

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Ayres (formerly Pugh).

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Norman Pugh was born in Birmingham England, he arrived in New Zealand in 1912 with his brother Wilfred Pugh. Both lived in Ashburton, Canterbury and joined the Canterbury Mounted Regiment with the ou... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1403
Name:
Norman Pugh
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
31 December 1889
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Florence Ayres (mother), Briley Place, Clifton Road, Aston, Birmingham, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of Mrs Burgess, Fairton, Ashburton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butcher
Employer:
Fairfield Freezing Works, Canterbury
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 April 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
28
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: 
Panel 1.
Norman Pugh
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