Francis George WHITMORE

Regimental number12/2155
Date of birth19 September 1980
Place of birthThames
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJoiner
AddressPaeroa
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, C E Whitmore, Puke Road, Paeroa
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in local Rifle Regiment; left the district.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit6th (Hauraki) Company, 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Emily Whitmore, 6 Commercial Road, Kingsland, Auckland, and the late Conelius Ensor Whitmore
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined Auckland Infantry Regiment, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Killed in action, 28 September 1916.MSBV
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805