Frederick Robert BLACK

Regimental number19109
Date of birth17 January 1882
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 6.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs F R Black, Blackrock, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 April 1916
Place of enlistmentRarotonga
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), J Company (Unattached Infantry)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 5 April 1917
Place of burialWalton and Weybridge (Walton-on-Thames) Cemetery (Screen Wall, 912), Surrey, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Alexander and Anne Black; Wife: Alice Ann Black, Black Rock, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 September 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 23 October 1916.

Admitted to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 February 1917.

Admitted to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, 13 March 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to England, 26 March 1917 (pneumonia), and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 26 March 1917.

Died of pneumonia, No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 5 April 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 24
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805