Second Lieutenant

Frederick Charles Whitaker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Highton Whitaker and Annettie Eliza Whitaker, of Dipton, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/504
Name:
Frederick Charles Whitaker
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
04 October 1891
Place of Birth:
Dipton, Southland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William H Whitaker (father), Esk Street, Invercargill
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
13 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Fire Brigade Station, Invercargill
Place of Enlistment: 
Invercargill, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Yardman
Employer:
Fire Brigade Station, Invercargill
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion, 8 (Southland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
25 March 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
L. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Frederick Charles Whitaker
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