Regimental number | 12164 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ponsonby, Auckland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Fenton, 17 Church Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served in No 1 Post & Telegraph Bn, Territorial Force, Auckland; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Sergeant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 23), Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Annie Fenton, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to the ranks. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 22 August 1916. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 3 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916. Joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 October 1916, and posted to C Company, and relinquished appointment as Temporary Sergeant. Appointed Lance Corporal, 9 October 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 24 December 1916; promoted Corporal, same day. Detached to Divisional Reinforcements Camp, 30 May 1917. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 8 June 1917. Rejoined unit, in the field, 18 June 1917. Promoted Sergeant, 8 August 1917. Wounded in action, 13 August 1917; remained on duty. Wounded in action (second occasion), 2 October 1917 (gun shot wound, head); admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 3 October 1917, and transferred to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 1 South African General Hospital, 4 October 1917. Died of gun shot wound to the head involving the brain, 1st South African General Hospital, Abbeville, 10 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 19 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21002408 |
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