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FRIDD, John
(Service number 58757)

Aliases	Jack
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	14 January 1888	Place of Birth	Awamoko

Enlistment Information

Date	5 June 1917	Age	29 yrs 5 mths
Address at Enlistment	Awamoko
Occupation	Farm labourer; ploughman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs Mary Ann FRIDD (mother), Russell Square, Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 ft 5 in. Weight 133 lbs. Chest 331/2 - 37 in. Complexion dark. Eyes brown. Hair dark. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing, colour vision, heart, lungs - normal. Limbs, chest - well formed. Only trivial illnesses prior. Free of hernia, variocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good physical & mental health; no defects, no fits. Declared Fit class A.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	29th Reinforcements H Company
Date	13 October 1917
Transport	Corinthic
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Liverpool, England

Other Units Served With	6th Battalion. 3rd R B.
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western Europe
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	28 April 1920	Reason	No longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in Action.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

31 Jul 1918 wounded in France, in Action in the Field - hands, back, legs; admitted to Hospital for right arm, hand & shoulder. 4 Aug 1918 again admitted to Hospital. 7 Aug 1918 transferred to Boulogne, then on 25 Oct 1918 to UK & admitted to Mile End Hospital. 21 Dec 1918 admitted again to Mile End Hospital.

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	10 April 1942	Age	54 yrs
Place of Death
Cause	Died of sickness
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Oamaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	Block 141, Plots 15, 16
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Son of George & Mary Ann (nee JACKSON) FRIDD. At time of attestation, he stated that both his mother & father were absolutely dependent on him; two brothers had already gone to the front, one of them being killed. His appeal against overseas service was dimissed. [See Bio]; John was one of four boys back on final leave from camp, who were farewelled at one of the largest gatherings on such an occasion at Awamoko in early August 1917. After progressive euchre (at which John won first prize), each man was presented with a wristlet watch. and wished every success and a safe return. The men thanked their friends and said that they would always think of them and their kind remarks. They also received a parcel containing articles of clothing from the ladies of the Red Cross.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [04 September 2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5539 0042569) [05 September 2013]; NZ BDM historical records; Newspapers - Otago Witness, 22 Apr 1908, North Otago Times, 12 Sep 1908, Otago Daily Times, 12 June 1917; Oamaru Mail, 4 August 1917, North Otago Times, 27 Aug 1918 - (PapersPast) [08 September 2013; 29 August 2014]

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