| Regimental number | 12/1627 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oamaru |
| True Name | FREW, James Henry |
| Address | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty |
| Marital status | Single |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 169 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Langdon, Cameron Road, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty |
| Previous military service | Served in Queen's Rifles Volunteers. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
| Place of burial | Mud Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 12), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Margaret Frew, Oamaru |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous good work in throwing bombs and training bomb-throwers.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: Mentioned in Despatches 'For distinguished and gallant services rendered during the period of General Sir C. Munro's command of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 25 April 1915; promoted Corporal, 31 August 1915; appointed Temporary Sergeant, 21 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Promoted Sergeant, 9 January 1916. Embarked Port Said for France, 6 April 1916. Mentioned in Despatches, 10 April 1916. Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal, 3 June 1916. Attached to Headquarters, NZ Division (Divisional School), 25 October 1916; rejoined 1st Bn, in the field, 21 April 1917. Killed in action, 26 July 1917. Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |