| Regimental number | 8/3590 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Lorne |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Fotheringham, Lorne |
| Previous military service | Served in the 8th Southland Regiment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 14 February 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, and posted to 10th Company, 7 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916. Attached to No 1 Australian Tunnelling Company, in the field, 30 May 1916. Attached to NZ Engineers Tunnelling Company, 2 December 1916. Rejoined Bn from attachment, 24 April 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 23 July 1917. Found guilty, 2 August 1917, of being absent without leave: failed to report at 6.30 am at Victoria Station for return to France. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 6 August 1917. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917 Guin shot wound, left hand and thigh: saevere), and admitted to 28th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 12th Casualty Clearing Station; to 6th General Hospital, Rouen, 14 October 1917; to England, 23 October 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhourst, 24 October 1917. Classified 'Unfit' by Medical Board, and placed on NZ Roll, 28 November 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board HMNZT 'Maheno', 24 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit), 25 March 1918. War service: 2 years 157 days (of which 2 years 28 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 65 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 29 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |