GRAYBURN, Fred Watson
(Service number 6/1065)
| First Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/09/1894 | Place of Birth | Ashburton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | H. GRAYBURN, orari, South Canterbury | ||
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 Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 April 1987 | Age | 93 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Fred Watson Grayburn was the son of Harland and Hannah Grayburn. He married Vera Maud Chalmers in 1920.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Aaffairs) [29 June 2017]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [9 June 2017]
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