Percival Ernest Painter

Forenames

Percival Ernest AWMM

Surname

Painter AWMM

Service number

WWI 73445 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Birth

15 Apr 1884 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra

Next of kin

Mrs C. Painter (wife), 419 Montreal Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
• 1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 73445 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Blacksmith/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 05 Jun 1918-31 Jul 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 105 AWMM Vessel was Remuera AWMM Private AWMM 38th Reinforcements, D Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
• Height, WWI AWMM
  5' 6" AWMM
• Weight, WWI AWMM
  143 lb AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Embarked Wellington, 5 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 31 July 1918; marched in to Sling Camp, 1 August 1918.
Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1918; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 17 October 1918, and posted to 2nd Company.
Killed in action, 5 November 1918.

Parents: Frederick William and Isabel PAINTER (both b. New Zealand) AWMM

Death

5 Nov 1918 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM C. 38. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21383429
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/286520/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/286520
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  83: 12
• NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 5: Includes portrait
• Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia.
• NZEF CASUALTIES — LE QUESNOY As noted in the Appendix of Dr Christopher Pugsley’s book: Le Quesnoy 1918: New Zealand’s Last Battle. This list was compiled by Richard Stowers and Herb Farrant, and added to by Christopher Pugsley. Please forward any additional names and details to the author through Oratia Media. The list covers period 1–7 November 1918 and those who died after from wounds received in this period.
• Ferguson, David (1921). The history of the Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919. Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd: Auckland, N.Z.
• HMNZT 105 - The Remuerian : being a record of the voyage en route of the 38th Reinforcements. Cardston, Owen, editor. Whitlock, W.A. (William Arthur), editor. Robinson, A.C. (Alwyn Clifford), editor. Croll, Donald George, artist. -- At sea : [Magazine Staff] Engraved and printed at Halifax, Canada by the Royal Print & Litho Limited : 1918.