David Arthur FREW

Regimental number8/3902
OccupationStudent
Next of kinMother, Mrs C W Frew, Riverton, Southland
Rank on embarkationLance Sergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 39), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs C.W. Frew, Waitane, Mataura
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 16