Frank Hadfield STATHAM

Regimental number8/977a
AddressOtago
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary P Statham, c/o C H Statham, 26 Dowling Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationMajor
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankMajor
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'In connection with the operations described in General I. Hamilton's despatch dated 11 December 1915.'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 28 January 1916.

FateKilled in Action 8-9 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated (window) in St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin. Parents: the Rev. Charles Hadfield Statham and Annie S. Statham, Dunedin; Wife: May Pierpoint Statham, 139 London Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body