Mostyn Aldborough FLEMING

Regimental number36829
Date of birth10 June 1879
Place of birthArrowtown
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36.11
Height5' 9"
Weight145.5 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E M Fleming, c/o Marshall and Sutton, Wanganui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 September 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 25), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E.M. Fleming, Balclutha, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Corporal.

Confirmed in rank of Corporal on passing exam, 9 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Bn, in the field, 30 August 1917.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 17 November 1917, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003467

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