FOTHERINGHAM, James
(Service number 13/335)
Great great niece Alison Clements commented: "His two medals are still kept in their little white cardboard postal box, un-mounted and look as if his mother never opened or looked at them ..." (Courtesy of A Clements )
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 15 April 1890 | Place of Birth | Waimate (Kapua), South Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 August 1914 | Age | 24 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Kinohaku, Kawhia, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Self employed labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Fotheringham (Mother), Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Star of India or Waimana | ||
| Embarked From | Auckland, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian 1914-15, Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915 | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 August 1915 | Age | 25 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Missing, presumed dead. A Court of Enquiry stated "Reasonable to suppose dead" as from 28 August 1915 | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60, (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial; Arno Soldiers Memorial Hall; Kinohaku School memorial, Kawhia Harbour | ||
Biographical Notes
James was the son of James and Eliza Fotheringham of 14 Dobson St, Waimate, South Canterbury. He had a twin, Eliza, and three other sisters: Annabella, Ann, and Jean.
A great great niece, Alison Clements recounted: "James was a farm labourer who at time of enlistment worked at Kinohaku on the Kawhia Harbour North Island, he enlisted at Hamilton, was in the Auckland Mounted Rifles... and was eventually killed during the attack on Hill 60 - [his body] was never recovered ...His portrait hung at the Kapua School and then hung in the hall before being returned to the family. Family members hold the Carte Postal's and some letters he posted back home to his oldest sister and brother in law who were farming at Pukeatua. He is shown in photo on the Auckland Mounted Rifles website while at based at Epsom Camp."
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (September 2013); SCRoll web submission from A Clements, 14 May 2015; SCRoll web submission by G Watkins, 10 October 2017; Archway (November 2017); NZ Birth Death Marriages (January 2018)
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