Frederick LETCHFORD

Regimental number11/70
Other NamesFrederick Herbert
AddressLinton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs K Letchford, 108 Coronation Road, Bristol, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 28 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsLone Pine Memorial (Panel 72), Gallipoli
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Katherine M Byrne (formerly Letchford) and the late Phillip Letchford
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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