Reeves Walker Pilkington

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Ernest Reeves Pilkington and Bessie Pilkington, of Auckland City; husband of N. B. Pilkington, of Karori, Wellington City.

References:

CWGC

WW2 RoH

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The death has occurred of Gunner Reeves Walker Pilkington, who, at the time of his entry into the Army some months ago, was on the staff of W. D. and H. O. Wills (N.Z.), Ltd., at Wellington after having served previously in the Auckland. and Hamilton branches. A son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Pilkington,of Tamaki West, he was educated at the Auckland Grammar School. Always a keen young sportsman, he took a lively interest in hunting and polo and was a member of the Pakuranga Hunt Club and the Auckland Polo Club. He is survived by his wife (nee Nancy Dixon, a daughter of Mr. A. J. Dixon, of Karori, Wellington), and a young son."

[Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 86, 8 October 1942, Page 3]

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Casualty

Service Number:

513366

Name:

Reeves Walker Pilkington

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery, 28 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

03 October 1942

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Wellington (Karori) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

19. E/3. (S).

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand