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We remember William Rupert Pyle
We remember William Rupert Pyle
Timeline
Timeline
1889
1914
employment
Bank Clerk
Bank of New South Wales
Dunedin
New Zealand
Source:7980603
12th August 1914
1914
enlistment
Dunedin
New Zealand
Source:7980603
12th August 1914
1914
location
Dunedin
New Zealand
away from home address
Source:7980603
12th August 1914
1915
dates
Age 26
Source:8746089
6th August 1915
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
9/76
Otago Mounted Rifles
Source:7980603
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Trooper
Source:7980603
theatres
Gallipoli :2b
Source:7980603
theatres
Egypt :4
Source:8746089
1915
death
Killed in Action
Gallipoli
Turkey
Source:7980603
Source:8746089
6th August 1915
burial
No 2 Outpost Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Turkey
B. 12
Source:7980603
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | William Rupert |
| Initials | WR |
| Last Name | Pyle |
| Source | 7980603 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunedin | New Zealand | away from home address | known 12th August 1914 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 9/76 | Otago Mounted Rifles | |||
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | Trooper |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Pyle | father | ||
| Margaret Magdalene Pyle | mother |
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William Rupert Pyle (1889-1915)Photographed in civilian working clothes in 1912
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Private Rupert Pyle rememberedPrivate Rupert Pyle remembered on his parents headstone in the cemetery at St. Bathans, Central Otago, NZContributed by:
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The Village of St. Bathans, Central Otago NZThe village where William Rupert Pyle was born and raisedContributed by:
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Former School Building, St. Bathans, Central OtagoThe school where William Rupert Pyle had his primary school education.Contributed by:
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William Rupert Pyle (left) and Frank PyleThe two brothers from St. Bathans in Central Otago, New Zealand photographed at No.2 Outpost, Gallipoli, in 1915Contributed by:
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Before Anzac Beyond Armistice - Keith Douglas Scott | Gerald98528 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| William Rupert Pyle (1889-1915) | Gerald98528 | |
| Private Rupert Pyle remembered | Gerald98528 | |
| The Village of St. Bathans, Central Otago NZ | Gerald98528 | |
| Former School Building, St. Bathans, Central Otago | Gerald98528 | |
| William Rupert Pyle (left) and Frank Pyle | Gerald98528 |
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