ERSKINE, Frederick William Timaru
(Service number 7/192)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23 September 1892 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 August 1914 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Aniseed Valley | ||
| Occupation | Surveyor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Robert Campbell ERSKINE (father), Richmond, Nelson | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 00 August 1939 | Age | 46 years |
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| Place of Death | Cromwell Public Hospital, from Makarora | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | New Cromwell Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frederick William Erskine was the only son of Robert Campbell and Mary Jane (Polly, née Unwin) Erskine. He had three sisters. He first attended Riccarton School in Christchurch, before going to Waimataitai School in 1903 when the family moved to Timaru.. Fred enlisted at Nelson in August 1914, on the outbreak of war. In 1914 he fathered a child - Roger Frederick Ching.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph [28 November 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs); School Admission Registers (Canterbury & South Canterbury branches NZSG) [29 November 2018]
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