Frederick George SEWELL

Regimental number10/191
Date of birth22 September 1892
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Address14 Cole Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinThomas Sewell, Masterton
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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 rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 2 March 1915, of (1) being improperly dressed, (2) absent from camp after hours: awarded 4 days' confined to barracks.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to No.16 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 25 June 1915 (heart trouble); transferred to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 5 July 1915; to No.1 Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 16 July 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service), 10 October 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 61 days (of which 331 days were overseas).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death2 April 1963, Wellington
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7815804