Godfrey Alexander FAIRLIE

Regimental number16/982
Date of birth1895
Place of birthTokomaru Bay
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTokomaru Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 11"
Weight182 lbs
Next of kinFather, Herbert H Fairlie, Tokomaru Bay
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 September 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Maori Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 29 Waitemata on 18 September 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer (Maori) Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBertrancourt Military Cemetery (Plot 2, Row B, Grave No 5), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Herbert and Bessie Fairlie, Tokomaru Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 18 September 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 January 1916.

Embarked Port Said for France, 9 April 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 24 March 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 29 June 1917.

Proceeded on leave, 12 July 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 24 July 1917.

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 5 January 1918.

Proceeded on leave, 12 January 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 29 January 1918.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 15 March 1918.

Killed in action, 15 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: /Second Maori
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805