Claude Percival FITZWATER

Regimental number10/630
Date of birth14 January 1891
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressPatea, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Fitzwater, Patea
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Patea Volunteers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Discharge date18 October 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; discharged (medically unfit: loss of sight in right eye owing to bullet wound), 18 October 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death27 July 1949 Wanganui
Age at death58
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003331