Godfrey Alexander Fairlie
Born 1895 - Died 5 Apr 1918
- Service number
- WWI 16/982 AWMM
- Also known as
- MickyPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 28 May 2015 - Military Records
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
- WW1 Sergeant AWMM New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- SergeantPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 28 May 2015 - Military Records
- Forenames
- Godfrey Alexander AWMM
- Surname
- Fairlie AWMM
- Ingoa
- —
- Also known as
- MickyPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 28 May 2015 - Military Records
- Service number
- WWI 16/982 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
- Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
- Ngāti Porou, Ngā Iwi o Horouta, Horouta, Waka o Ngā Iwi, Ngā Iwi, Māori AWMM
- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
- Church of EnglandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 28 May 2015 - Military Records
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1895 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Date of birth
- 1 May 1897Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 16 June 2015 - Family Records
- Place of birth
- Tokomaru BayPublic - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 16 June 2015 - Family Records
- Birth notes
- son of Herbert H Fairlie & Peti nee' PahewaPublic - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 16 June 2015 - Family Records
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Waima
Tokomaru Bay, NZPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 14 May 2015 - Family Records
- Post war occupation
- —
- Next of kin
- Herbert H. Fairlie (father), Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- son of Herbert and Peti Fairlie
Tokomaru BayPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 14 May 2015 - Family Records
- Relationship status
- Pre 18 Sep 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
- SinglePublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 14 May 2015 - Family Records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptian & Egyptian EF & Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer BattalionPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/982 AWMM
- Military service
- 1915-1918Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- —
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 503936Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- Narrow Neck Camp, TakapunaPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 14 May 2015 - Military and Family Records
- Branch Trade Proficiency
- —
- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- 4th September 1915 - Takapuna, AucklandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 14 May 2015 - Military and Family Records
- Age on enlistment
- 18 yrsPublic - Lorraine Mona - Other Relative - 14 May 2015 - Military and Family Records
- Occupation before enlistment
- Station HandPublic - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 16 June 2015 - Family Records
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 18 Sep 1915-26 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 29 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata AWMM Private AWMM 2nd Maori Contingent AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
- —
- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, WWI AWMM
5' 11" AWMM - Weight, WWI AWMM
182 lb AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Sergeant AWMM
New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
- —
Biographical information
- Godfrey Fairlie was the son of Herbert and Bessie Fairlie, of Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand.
Rank last held was listed as Temporary Sergeant
Embarked Wellington, 18 September 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 January 1916.
Embarked Port Said for France, 9 April 1916.
Appointed Lance Corporal, 24 March 1917.
Promoted Corporal, 29 June 1917.
Proceeded on leave, 12 July 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 24 July 1917.
Appointed Lance Sergeant, 5 January 1918.
Proceeded on leave, 12 January 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 29 January 1918.
Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 15 March 1918.
Killed in action, 15 April 1918.
Parents: Herbert and Bessie Fairlie, Tokomaru Bay
Next of Kin: Mrs H. H. Fairlie, Tokomaru Bay, E. C. (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 5 Apr 1918 AWMM
Age 20 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
- —
- Place of death
- —
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Bertrancourt Military Cemetery, Somme, France AWMM Plot 2. Row B. Grave 5. AWMM
- Cemetery name
- —
- Grave reference
- —
- Obituary
- —
- Memorial name
- Gisborne's ANZAC Cenotaph; Tokomaru Bay's ANZAC Cenotaph; St Mary's Church, Tikitiki.Public - Lorraine M - Other Relative - 16 June 2015 - Research
- Memorial reference
- —
Memorial
- Memorial name
- St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21001762
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130553.html
Further Reference - 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
Further Reference - 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/118142/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/118142
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 221 - NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 4: Includes portrait - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
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