English Māori Paul Milton Freyberg Died 18 June 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 12374 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankRifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 31), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesPaul Milton AWMM SurnameFreyberg AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 12374 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › 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 embarkationMrs Julia Freyberg (mother), 34 McDonald Crescent, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 12374 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentUnknown AWMM Law Clerk/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 06 May 1916-21 June 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 52 or HMNZT 53 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia or Navua AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM 6th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F 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 notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankUnknown AWMM Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 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 wellNew Zealand writer Elsdon Best, which Paul Freyberg says were often quoted by his father, Bernard. They were written in 1917 to mark the death of Bernard’s brother Paul, who was a friend of Best’s. Paul died fighting with the 1st New Zealand Division near Ypres.Today the lonely winds are looseAnd crying goes the rain.While here we walk the field they knewThe dead who died in pain.The fields that wait the slow hours longFor sounds that shall not come.In other fields, in other earthThe laughing hearts are dumb. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death18 June 1917 AWMM Ypres, Belgium AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryBoulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, France AWMM IV. A. 7. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Paul Milton Freyberg by laying a poppy. Cuthbert Freyberg Oscar Freyberg Paul Milton Freyberg Paul Richard Freyberg Edward Freyne Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Paul Milton Freyberg Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16795290 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/168277/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/168277 Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 31: 16 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. 3: 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
