Frederick Arthur GRANT-USSHER

Regimental number9/822
Date of birth4 October 1889
Place of birthCaversham, Dunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressOtautau
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9.5"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinFather, W N Grant-Ussher, Otautau, Southland
Previous military serviceServed in the Murihiku Mounted Rifles Regiment; resigned on leaving the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 December 1914
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on 14 February 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Walker's Ridge, Gallipoli, 5 July 1915.

War service: 205 days (of which 142 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16788166