Martin FAHEY

Regimental number39199
Date of birth9 April 1895
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway porter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, Martin Fahey, c/o Begg and Co, Romahapa
Previous military serviceServed in NZ Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 October 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 24 December 1918
Discharge date25 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Briton', 24 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), 25 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 July 1959 Christchurch
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 32
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001722