SOWERBY, Frederick Heim
(Service number 61822)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26/07/1892 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Railway Fireman | ||
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| Marital Status | Married with one child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A M Sowerby(wife) c/- McKay, Bryant St.Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 30th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 93, Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 July 1918 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Gommecourt British Cemetery No 2 Hebuterne | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Geraldine War Memorial; 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
from Peel Forest but worked on the Railways in Palmerston North
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013) War record open in Archways; SCROll web submission by J Sowerby, 23 June 2019
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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