English Māori Samuel Frickleton Born 1 April 1891 - Died 1 September 1971 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 6/2133 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Captain/Military AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Lance Corporal Samuel Frickleton. Image sourced from Imperial War Museums' 'Bond of Sacr … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesSamuel AWMM SurnameFrickleton AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 6/2133 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1 April 1891 AWMM Slamannan, Stirlingshire AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 12 February 1915 AWMM Blackball, West Coast, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Elizabeth Frickleton (mother), Clifford Street, Blackball, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Elizabeth Logan Frickleton (mother), Clifford Street, Blackball, Greymouth, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 6/2133 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Staff Corps AWMM Territorials AWMM Third New Zealand Rifle Brigade,Third Battalion AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsVictoria Cross (VC) AWMM Citation: "On 7 June 1917 at Messines, Belgium, Lance-Corporal Frickleton. although slightly wounded, dashed forward at the head his section, pushed into our barrage and personally destroyed with bombs an enemy machine-gun and crew which was causing heavy casualties. He then attacked a second gun killing all the crew of 12. By the destruction of these two guns he undoubtedly saved his own and other units from very severe casualties. During the consolidation of this position, he received a severe wound." Source :The Register of the Victoria Cross AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 12 February 1915 AWMM Coal miner/Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 from AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 24 or HMNZT 25 or HMNZT 26 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM WW1 26 July 1916 AWMM from AWMMHMNZT 59 or HMNZT 60 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata or Ulimaroa AWMM Sergeant AWMM 6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Wounded in action June 1917 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Illness in October 1917 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 1948 AWMM Posted to retired list AWMM Captain/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Embarked with the fifth reinforcements to Egypt (June 1915) but was taken ill and returned to New Zealand where he was discharged medically unfit for duty. However he re-enlisted in April 1916, embarking for Britain. Was wounded in action (June 1917) at Messines where he won his Victoria Cross, was evacuated to Britain. He rejoined his unit in July but fell ill again (October, 1917) and was once again evacuated to Britain.Went to Officer Cadet Training Unit at Cambridge, England, graduating as Second Lieutenant in March 1918October 1919 - April 1927 Lieutenant with the New Zealand Staff Corps (retired on medical grounds)1934-37 Territorial Force (promoted to Captain)1937 New Zealand Coronation ContingentPosted to retired list in 1948His medals are held by the National Army Museum, Waiouru, New Zealand AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death1 September 1971 AWMM Age 90 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryTaita Lawn Cemetery, Northern end Rimu Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameDunedin, Victoria Cross winners' plaque, Queens Gardens, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Samuel Frickleton Memorial, Messines, Belgium AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Samuel Frickleton by laying a poppy. Herbert Frickleton James Robertson Frickleton Samuel Frickleton Thomas Frickleton William Twaddle Frickleton Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Samuel Frickleton Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Tahitian tatler : the unofficial organ of that portion of the Fifth… Library / Pictorial › publication Bombay D526.2 TAH Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAustin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, L T Watkins. Digital copy http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-NZRi.html Sources Used National Army Museum, Waiouru http://www.armymuseum.co.nz/ Further Reference National Archives of New Zealand, National Collection of War Art. Portrait. http://warart.archives.govt.nz/node/305 Further Reference NZETC topic page. Samuel Frickleton. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-418961.html Further Reference Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Dunedin RSA building, formerly site of the VC winners' plaque. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/dunedin-rsa-war-memorial Further Reference Birkenhead (Auckland) Returned Services Association website. Victoria Cross. http://www.birkenheadrsa.com/victoria-cross.html Further Reference The Scotsman: newspaper article http://www.scotsman.com/news/vc-hero-honoured-in-his-homeland-after-93-years-1-798464 Further Reference DocumentsSanders, J. (1974). New Zealand VC winners : the story of New Zealand servicemen who won the greatest honour for valour on the battlefield. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson and Horton. AWMM Harper, G., & Richardson, C. (2006). In the face of the enemy: The complete history of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand. Auckland, N.Z.: HarperCollins NZ. AWMM The Register of the Victoria Cross. (1997). (3rd ed.). Cheltenham, England: This England. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 248 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 37: 16 AWMM The Register of the Victoria Cross. (1997). (3rd ed.). Cheltenham, England: This England. AWMM p. 115 AWMM McDonald, W. (2001). Honours and awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. Napier, N.Z.: Helen McDonald. AWMM p. 110 AWMM London Gazette AWMM London Gazette (2 August 1917, citation) AWMM Dominion Post AWMM Kiwi war hero gets memorial at Messines. (2007, June 2), Dominion Post. AWMM Harper, G., & Richardson, C. (2006). In the face of the enemy: The complete history of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand. Auckland, N.Z.: HarperCollins NZ. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM 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
