Frederick Sturge REDFERN

Regimental number13/130
Date of birth27 March 1892
Place of birthThames
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarmer
AddressWainoni, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.7
Height5' 7"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A M Redfern, Post Office, Wainoni
Previous military serviceServed in 3rd Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A.M. Redfern, Greenhithe, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 355 days (of which 320 days were abroad)MSBV
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20804618

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