Regimental number | 2988 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand |
School | Hamilton West School, New Zealand |
Other training | Pukekura College, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wireless student |
Address | People's Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. S. Frear, Victoria Street, Garden Place, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 6 Ausgust 1915 - 4th Bn 9th Reinforcements; taken on strength 4th Bn, 6 January 1916; taken on strength 56th Bn 16 February 1916; taken on strength 14th MG Coy, 10 March 1916. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Allonville Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 30), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Hamilton West Cemetery, New Zealand. Parents: Joseph and Sarah Matilda FREAR, Garden Place, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |