Frederick Charles KEYS

Regimental number32346
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, Benjamin H Keys, North East Valley, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
FateDied of disease 15 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialCodford St Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 75), Codford, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin Hunt Keys and Annie Jane Keys, 94 Marine Parade, Napier
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 29

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