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John Stewart Fothergill

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 29 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 29 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Stewart AWMM
  • Surname
    Fothergill AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 26/1090 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mabyn Fothergill, 52 Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 26/1090 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Fothergill was the son of John Alexander and Christian Stewart Fothergill, of Raydaleside, Darlington, England. Farmer at Winchester, Timaru, New Zealand.

    "An intimation has been received that Rifleman J.S. Fothergill, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, was killed in action in France. Rifleman Fothergill formerly resided in Stockton, and came of a Quaker family. When the war broke out he was farming in New Zealand, and he sold out and joined the Expeditonary Force." (Chronicles of the N.Z.E.F. September 15, 1916 p. 32) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    19 July 1916 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Cite Bonjean (New Zealand) Memorial, Armentieres, Nord, France AWMM

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