Frederick William LOCKER

Regimental number10/779
Date of birth18 July 1891
Place of birthPatea
ReligionProtestant
OccupationDraper
AddressPatea
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.1
Height5' 8"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinHarry Locker, Patea
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Volunteers; serving in the Territorial Force at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 November 1915
Discharge date5 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Ruahine', 17 November 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, left foot), 5 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death31 October 1956 Patea
Age at death65
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22016264

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