Frederick Reuben SWAIN

Regimental number10/634
Date of birth12 September 1891
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSignwriter
Addressc/o Mrs Rea, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.11
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMrs E Swain, c/o H Carman, Eltham
Previous military serviceWellington Signal Corps (went to Australia)
Enlistment date18 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 Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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

Admitted to HS 'Alrwick Castle', 4 July 1915 (tonsillitis); transferred to Egypt Army Hospital, Cairo, 7 July 1915 (sunstroke); to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 16 July 1915; discharged to Concentration Camp, Suez, 28 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged, 21 December 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 126 days (of which 1 year 10 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death17 April 1961, Feilding
Age at death69
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823150