CUTHBERTSON, Frank
(Service number 13885)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | 19/10/1894 | Place of Birth | Hilderthorpe, North Otago, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 9 March 1916 | Age | 21 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Glenavy, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Isaac & Susan Cuthbertson (parents), Glenavy, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 14th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | South Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe 1916-18 | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal & Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 September 1921 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Cashmere Sanatorium, Christchurch | ||
| Cause | Tuberculocis | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Glenavy Cemetery, South Canterbury | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Second son of Isaac Cuthbertson and Susan Allen. Frank's siblings were George Isaac (b.1892), Mabel (b.1896), Allen (b.1901), Lilian (b.1903), Ivy Seddon (b.1906), Moana (b.1908), and Juanita or 'Nita' (b.1910).
Frank's brother George (service no. 13886) also served in World War One, and was killed in action in 1918.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (September 2013) Archives New Zealand Military Personnal file. Birth NZBDM 1894/15640. Death NZBDM1921/4995
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