FAIRBROTHER, Albert William
(Service number 11264)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Salesman | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. Fairbrother (mother), 43 York Street, Timaru, 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 | 12th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 1 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 April 1937 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Napier, New Zealand | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Cenotaph (12 November 2014); Timaru Herald 7 January 1918
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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