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- Arthur Richard /Fitz-Herbert/
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- b. 9 Nov 1853 at Eng
Nb. Army record has him born 1876, which is wrong by 23 years.
- d. 27 Mar 1917
- Buried. at Gaza
Nb. Brass Plague in Tututotara Cemetery, Porewa church, NZL
To the glory of God and in loving memory of Arthur Richard Fitzherbert,
son of Lt Col Richard Fitzherbert (Rifle Brigade) of Somersal Herbert, Derbyshire.
At the age of 62 he heard the call and volunteered as a trooper in the N.Z.E.F. He
served in Egypt and Palestine and laid down his life on 27th March 1917 fighting heroically
against the Turk by the Gate of Gaza. His body rests nearby at Deir el Belah. His was a
rare spirit, cheerful in adversity, faithful under temptation, of incomparable courage,
beloved by friends and honoured by all. Though far away the shattered body fill a desert
grave the spirit still lives in sure hope of the great reunion.
- M.1.
- Occupation Farmer
SourceNb. of Somersal Martin, NZL
Served as Trooper in NZ Expiditionary Force WWI Wellington Mounted Riffles 7/1724
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