Frederick John ELSMORE

Regimental number12/1949
Date of birth22 May 1887
Place of birthPonsonby
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address9A Spring Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.7
Height5' 5.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, F J Elsmore Snr, 9A Spring Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 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 unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F.J. Elsmore, 156 Great North Road, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 22 March 1916, concluded: 'Reported missing, believed dead on or about 8 August 1915'.

War service: 205 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21000925