Second Lieutenant

William Fairbairn

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Fairbairn, of 875, Colombo St., Christchurch, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/121
Name:
William Fairbairn
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A. Fairbairn, care of Fairbairn, Wright, and Co., Lichfield Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Fendalton Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 10 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 October 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. 28.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Fairbairn
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