Lieutenant

Ewen George Pilling

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel Ewen Pilling and Mary Elizabeth Pilling, of Inglis St., Mosgiel, Otago. Native of Dunedin. Also served in Egypt and Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/1601
Name:
Ewen George Pilling
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
20 December 1893
Place of Birth: 
Millers Flat, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
S.G. Pilling (father), Milburn, Otago, New Zealand|S.E. Pilling (father), Milburn, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Schoolhouse, Milburn, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Student
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

3rd Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
HMNZT 65
Vessels:

Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Pakeha
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ewen George Pilling
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