Frederick Cecil WHYMAN

Regimental number10/77
Date of birth8 July 1889
Place of birthWaipawa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTe Manuri, Waipawa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs Whyman, Waipawa
Previous military serviceHastings Rifles (2 years)
Enlistment date17 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 rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 20), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Charlotte Whyman, Waipawa, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 9 July 1915.

Returned to duty, 30 September 1915.

Embarked on HMNZT No.31 'Tahiti', 9 October 1915; rejoined Wellington Battalion, Ismailia 9 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Admitted to hospital, 24 May 1916; rejoined 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment, 30 May 1915.

Killed in action, 2 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death26
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018960