Corporal

Godfrey Alexander Fairlie

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert and Bessie Fairlie, of Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

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Godfrey Fairlie's war story is attached.
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Casualty

Service Number: 
16/982
Name:
Godfrey Alexander Fairlie
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
01 May 1897
Place of Birth:
East Coast, Tokomaru Bay,
Next of Kin: 
Herbert Henry Fairlie (father), Tokomaru Bay
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
H H Fairlie (father), Tokomaru Bay
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 September 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 29
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 2. Row B. Grave 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Godfrey Alexander Fairlie
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