CLARIDGE, Frederick Gordon Stanley
(Service number 22398)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 04/10/1892 | Place of Birth | Temuka, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Mr R. Taylor, Ngakaway | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Charles CLARIDGE (father), Temuka, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | New Zealand 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 | 16th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 20 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 October 1962 | Age | 70 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated; ashes interred Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Frederick Gordon Stanley Claridge was born on 4 October 1892 at Temuka, the fifth surviving son of Charles and Amelia (née Hanks) Claridge, who emigrated to New Zealand immediately after their marriage in England. Frederick was educated at Temuka School. He married Edith Mary Bartlett in 1934. Frederick died on 19 October 1962 at Auckland, aged 70 years, and was cremated, his ashes being interred in in the services section of Waikumete Cemetery. His brother, Albert Edwin Claridge, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 June 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [19 June 2020]; Waikumete Cemetery burial record (Auckland Council) [21 June 2020]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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