FRIEL, Francis Hugh
(Service number 29161)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. FRIEL (mother), 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 Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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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 | 23 August 1969 | Age | 75 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Pleasant Point Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Daniel & Catherine FRIEL, of Pleasant Point. Brother Edward died of wounds in WWI. Brother Michael Joseph also served in WWI.Francis returned to New Zealand in May 1919 by the troopship Arawa. Married Honorah Hilda (Norah) BREEN in 1923.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [08 October 2013]; Timaru Herald 1 May 1919 (Papers Past) [02 May 2014]
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