Fred John GRANTHAM

Regimental number11/1797
Other NamesFrederick John
AddressNormanby, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, D Grantham, Normanby, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 7 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Headstone No 21), nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Dick and Frances Mary Grantham, New Plymouth
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Seventh