REES, Frederick Ormsby
(Service number 7/1651)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 28 October 1895 | Place of Birth | Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of Earl Bros.,Otaio, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Charles William Rees (father), 10 Purdie Street, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Date | 10 September 1915 | ||
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| Embarked From | Wellington New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 May 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Egypt | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Kantara Memorial, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour; 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
Frederick Rees was the son of Mr Charles William and Mrs Catherine (nee Bradley) Rees of Papanui Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013); Cenotaph database (Ocober 2014); BDM Historical Records (bdmhistoricalrecords,dai.govt.nz); digitised Military Personal Files at Archives NZ
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