Corporal

James Archibald Pirrit

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Agnes J. Pirrit, of Kiwitahi, Morrinsville, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/2893
Name:
James Archibald Pirrit
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
03 October 1889
Place of Birth: 
Whangarata, Franklin, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
James Russell Pirritt (father), Kiwitahi Road, Morrinsville, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kiwitahi Road, Morrinsville, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion, 6 (Hauraki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
James Archibald Pirrit
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