Frederick Edwin GILL

Regimental number10/359
Date of birth16 July 1881
Place of birthLyttleton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPalmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinMrs E Gill, Selwyn Terrace, Lyttelton
Previous military serviceServed as No SA9167 in the 10th New Zealand Contingent, South Africa (2nd Boer War); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment..
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 29 November 1914
Discharge date29 November 1914
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Found guilty by Court Martial, 27 November 1914; sentenced to 42 days' Imprisonment with Hard Labour, and to be discharged with ignominy from His Majesty's Service sentence reduced to 30 days' imprisonment

Commenced return to New Zealand, 29 November 1914; discharged (venereal disease: services no longer required), 22 January 1915.

Medals: not eligible for War Medals.

Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death16 August 1934 Auckland
Age at death53
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20520287

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