Regimental number | 24/2525 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Leicester, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 11.75" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs C S Faire, Whangarei Post Office |
Previous military service | Served in Queen's Own Canadian Rifle Regiment; left the country. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Wife: Ethel Faire, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 2 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 28 May 1916. Transferred to 2nd Anzac Entrenching Bn, 29 July 1916. Transferred to 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 9 August 1916. Required to refund value of lost equipment: £1.16.8, 25 August 1916. Killed in action, 15 September 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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