MOORHOUSE, Frederick Secretan
(Service number 22062)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/10/1887 | Place of Birth | Invercargill |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Albert Street, St Clair | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Elizabeth MOOREHOUSE (wife), care of F. MOOREHOUSE, Department of Internal Affairs, Rotorua; "Clover Hill", Pleasant Point | ||
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 | 18th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 January 1952 | Age | 64 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated, ashes scattered Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frederick Secretan Moorhouse was the son of Frederick and Emma Frances (née Birch) Moorhouse. He married Elizabeth Stewart on 31 December 1914 at St Mary's Church, Timaru. Their daughter, Dorothy Stewart Moorhouse, was born on 5 October 1915 at Dunedin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 February 2017]; Waikumete Cemetery cremation records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [05 February 2017]
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