Arthur Douglas FABIAN

Regimental number12594
Date of birth20 September 1895
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPostman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Fabian, 71 Durham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in the Post & Telegraph Corps, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 December 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
Final rankTrooper
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Squadron
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 26 December 1918
Discharge date17 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Wiltshire', 26 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: post-malaria debility), 17 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 August 1961
Age at death65
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 20
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001677

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