| Regimental number | 61249 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Plasterer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, W Fotheringham, Blueknowes Law via Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 97 Tahiti on |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 November 1917; disembarked, Liverpool, England, 7 January 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 1 April 1918. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 25 August 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 56th Casualty Clearing Station, 26 August 1918, and thence to Ambulance Train No 34, 27 August 1918; admitted to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 28 August 1918; transferred to England, 6 September 1918, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 7 September 1918. Discharged on leave, 24 October 1918, to report to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 14 November 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Tahiti', 3 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: brachial neuralgia), 11 April 1919. Total war service: 1 year 262 days (of which 1 year 58 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Parents: William and Isabel FOTHERINGHAM (both b. Scotland) |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 77 |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 5 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |