| Regimental number | 11/623 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Blenheim |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | Manunui, King Country |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Fawcett, Blenheim |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 years in D Battery, Wellington; 2 months in 2nd Wellington (West Coast) Mounted Rifles; still serving in latter at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 4), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Eliza Fawcett, St Andrews, Blenheim |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Admitted to HS 'Newmarket', Anzac Cove, 6 June 1915 (diarrhoea), and transferred to HS 'Canada'; disembarked Malta, 13 June 1915, and admitted to Valetta Military Hospital, 14 June 1915; embarked for England, 21 June 1915, and admitted to No 5 Temporary Hospital, Exeter, 28 June 1915. Returned to Mudros from England, 19 October 1915. Appointed Acting Sergeant, with pay, 30 October 1915. Promoted Sergeant, Anzac Cove, 18 November 1915. Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 19 December 1915. War service: 1 year 122 days (of which 453 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21002210 |