English Māori Oscar Freyberg Died 4 June 1915 PDF Key details Service number Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sub Lieutenant AWMM Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy O. Freyberg Image may be subject to copyright restrictions. max.sullivan@vuw.ac.nz Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesOscar AWMM SurnameFreyberg AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service number Military serviceRoyal Navy AWMM Collingwood Battalion Royal Naval Division AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Sub Lieutenant AWMM Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Collingwood Battalion, Royal Naval Division AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Oscar Freyberg was a son of James and Julia Freyberg.The Freybergs migrated to New Zealand and moved to Wellington in 1891.Four brothers served in WW1: Oscar Freyberg (RNVR) killed 1915; Cuthbert Freyberg (2/91); Paul Milton Freyberg (12374) died of wounds 1917 and Bernard Cyril Freyberg (4006) who went on to serve in WW2 as well.The Yachting Monthly, August 1917. " But to Oscar Freyberg of Wellington, New Zealand, and some time Lieutenant in the Naval Division, belongs the credit of the M.L. Patrol as far as its inception is concerned, and I think it is due to his memory that he should receive full credit for it."RNVR Served with Collingwood Battalion on Gallipoli killed in action at the 3rd Battle of Kirthia - Older brother of Bernard Freyberg - on Helles Memorial - name also recorded on Wellington Cenotaph age 34 AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death4 June 1915 AWMM Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameHelles Memorial, Turkey AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Oscar Freyberg by laying a poppy. Bernard Cyril Freyberg Cuthbert Freyberg Oscar Freyberg Paul Milton Freyberg Paul Richard Freyberg Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Oscar Freyberg Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksThe Yachting Monthly, August, 1917. Digital copy. http://www.motorlaunchpatrol.net/history/controversy.php Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record. http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=3054451 Further Reference Archives NZ File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21087906 Further Reference DocumentsHarper, G., Clements, C., & Johns., R. (2019). For King and Other Countries: The New Zealanders Who Fought in Other Services in the First World War. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press. AWMM p/42-45 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 25 February 2015MaxNew ZealandResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
