John FABLING

Regimental number25/176
Date of birth1 July 1894
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHorse driver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Fabling, 30 Duncan Terrace, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the 13th Regiment, Territorial Force; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unitB Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialGezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row J, Grave No 24), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Catherine Fabling, 30 Duncan Terrace, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

War service: 2 years 176 days (of which 2 years 60 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 7
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001654