Geoffrey Ernest Fitzhardinge KINGSCOTE

Regimental number12336
Date of birth8 October 1887
Place of birthSalisbury, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSumner Vale Farm, Sumner, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 10.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, Ernest Kingscote, 31 Lower Seymour Street, Portman Square, London, England
Previous military serviceLegion of Frontiersmen; Eton College Officer Training Corps
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham Camp, Upper Hutt
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCaptain
Final unitC Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDischarged in England
Medals

Mention in Despatches

'Brought to notice for gallant conduct and distinguished services by General Sir G.F. Milne, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., Commander-in-Chief British Salonika Force in his despatch dated 9 March 1919.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 12 January 1920

Discharge date17 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front, Mesopotamia, Persia

Attached to Dunsterforce 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24169858