John FREI

Regimental number3/2879
OccupationHotel porter
Next of kinSister, Mrs H Ogle, Eltham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The 23rd Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of the New Zealand Medical Corps embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateDied of wounds 16 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSouvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 45), Longuenesse, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elias and Elizabeth Frei
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 26

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