FOTHERGILL, John Stewart
(Service number 26/1090)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 4 November 1889 | Place of Birth | Darlington, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 October 1915 | Age | 25 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Winchester, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mabyn Fothergill (sister), 52 Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 4th Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | Light Trench Mortar Battery | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade 4th Company | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian 1916, Egyptian Expeditonary Force 1916, Western Europe 1916 | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal & Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 July 1916 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cite Bonjean (New Zealand) Memorial, Armentieres, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial; Winchester War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
John, born in 1890, was the son of John Alexander and Christian Stewart Fothergill of Raydaleside, Darlington, England.
"An intimation has been received that Rifleman J.S. Fothergill, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, was killed in action in France. Rifleman Fothergill formerly resided in Stockton, and came of a Quaker family. When the war broke out he was farming in New Zealand, and he sold out and joined the Expeditonary Force." (Chronicles of the N.Z.E.F. September 15, 1916 p. 32)
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (September 2013); Archway (November 2017); UKBirthDeathMarriages (Dec 2017)
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