James FOTHERINGHAM

Regimental number13/335
Date of birth5 April 1890
Place of birthWaimate
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressKinohaku, Kawhia, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 10.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Fotheringham, Waimate, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date16 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHamilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Eliza Fotheringham, 14 Dobson Street, Waimate, South Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked for Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing in action, 28 August 1915.

Court of Enquiry, Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded 'Reasonable to suppose killed in action, 28 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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