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GEORGE ROBERT FOULDS
FOULDS, GEORGE ROBERT
RANK: LANCE SERGEANT SERIAL NO: 10807
UNIT: 1st COMPANY N.Z. CYCLE CORPS
BORN: 12/04/1895 - TIKOKINO, HAWKE’S BAY, N.Z.
DIED: 23/07/1918 KILLED IN ACTION
PLACE: IN THE FIELD, FRANCE
SINGLE: RELIGION: C of E
WIFE:
PARENTS:
SIBLINGS: A.J. FOULDS (brother), PATANGATA
NEXT OF KIN: Mrs H. DORREN (mother), RAINGAIHOU, WAIPAWA
OCCUPATION: FARMER
EMPLOYER: Mr DORREN
LAST NZ ADDRESS: WAIPAWA
HEIGHT: 5’ 8½” WEIGHT: 161lb CHEST: 36”
COMP: RUDDY EYES: GREY HAIR: DARK BROWN
EDUCATION: FOURTH EDUCATIONAL STANDARD
GRAVE/MEMORIAL: MARFAUX BRITISH CEMETERY,
ENLISTED: FEATHERSTON DATE: 07/03/1916
MAIN BODY: REINFORCEMENT: 12th
MILITARY RECORD:
10/03/1916. POSTED PRIVATE TO ‘B’ SQUADRON, 14th REINFORCEMENT.
04/04/1916. TRANSFERRED TO CYCLISTS CORPS.
01/05/1916. EMBARKED FOR EGYPT.
22/06/1916. DISEMBARKED SUEZ.
10/07/1916. EMBARKED FROM ALEXANDRIA FOR MARSEILLES, FRANCE.
24/07/1916. ADMITTED 15th CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, (SICK), ROUEN
FRANCE.
25/07/1916. ADMITTED No.14 STATIONARY HOSPITAL, BOLOYNE, FRANCE.
27/07/1916. ADMITTED No.1 CONVALESCENCE DEPOT, BOLOYNE.
03/08/1916. ATTACHED TO STRENGTH BASE DEPOT, ETAPLES.
15/09/1916. MOVED OUT TO REJOIN UNIT, ETAPLES.
06/10/1916. REJOINED UNIT N.Z. CYCLISTS BATTALION IN THE FIELD.
31/10/1916. ATTACHED N.Z. DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD.
08/12/1916. ADMITTED No.3 N.Z. FIELD AMMBULANCE (BRONCHITIS).
09/12/1916. TRANSFERRED TO N.Z. PRESSING STATION.
20/12/1916. REJOINED N.Z. CYCLISTS BATTALION.
22/01/1917. ADMITTED No.3 N.Z. FIELD AMBULANCE.
25/01/1917. REJOINED UNIT FROM FIELD AMBULANCE.
16/08/1917. PROCEEDED ON LEAVE TO U.K.
28/08/1917. ADMITTED MILITARY HOSPITAL, SHORNCLIFFE, U.K.
05/09/1917. TRANSFERRED TO 3rd N.Z. GENERAL HOSPITAL, CODFORD,
(V.D. SECTION).
26/09/1917. DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL.
13/10/1917. REJOINED UNIT IN THE FIELD EX HOSPITAL, U.K.
16/01/1918. APPOINTED LANCE CORPORAL.
15/02/1918. AWARDED BELGIAN ‘CROIX de GUERRE’ BY KING OF BELGIANS,
WITH THE APPROVAL OF H.M. THE KING.
15/03/1918. ADMITTED 25th GENERAL HOSPITAL, FRANCE (BOIL ON FACE).
26/03/1918. DISCHARGED TO BASE.
09/04/1918. REJOINED BATTALION EX BASE.
17/04/1918. PROMOTED CORPORAL.
07/07/1918. APPOINTED LANCE SERGEANT.
23/07/1918. KILLED IN ACTION, IN THE FIELD, FRANCE.
AWARDED:
BRITISH WAR MEDAL.
VICTORY MEDAL.
CROIX de GUERRE (BELGIUM) 04/03/1918.