CHITTY, Frank Edward
(Service number 1213524)
| First Rank | Pte | Last Rank | Pte |
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Birth
| Date | 20 January 1893 | Place of Birth | Auckland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 25 August 1915 | Age | 22 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Woodbine Ave, Green Lane, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | tailor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Leonard Chitty, Woodbine Ave, Green Lane, Auckland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 35,36 Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 September 1916 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | KIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Temuka War Memorial; 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
from Temuka . Son of Leonard and Annie (Susannah nee Waghorn) Chitty, 68 O'Neill St, Ponsonby Auckland. Three other Chitty brothers served in WW1, with one other killed in France 30 Sept 1918 Henry Leonard Chitty 12/3583. Two survived, Arthur Thomas 25/730 and Walter Winton 25/1046. A 4th brother Baden Powell Chitty was born 1900 but too young to enlist. Need more research on the Temuka connection.
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013)
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Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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