serviceyears branch death_date birth_date term_end death_place battles order term_start rank image name caption predecessor birth_place awards office successor article_title
1914 -- 1919 1940 -- 1946 new zealand military forces 29 august 1952 21 august 1885 12 november 1931 31 december 1951 balclutha , new zealand first world war member of parliament , clutha 4 november 1925 22 june 1934 colonel fred waite -lrb- auckland museum -rrb- . jpg fred waite fred waite during wwi john edie dunedin , new zealand companion george officer of the order of the british empire distinguished of service order the order of st michael and st member of the new zealand legislative council peter mcskimming fred waite -lrb- politician -rrb-

fred waite -lrb- politician -rrb-

fred waite -lrb- 21 august 1885 -- 29 august 1952 -rrb- was a new zealand journalist , farmer , politician , and soldier who served in both the first and second world wars .
born in dunedin , new zealand , waite was a farmer at the time of the first world war .
he joined the new zealand expeditionary force and served in the gallipoli campaign , during which he received the distinguished service order .
he was evacuated due to sickness and was repatriated to new zealand .
he later wrote a history of new zealand 's military efforts at gallipoli and finished out the war as an instructor .
he returned to his farm and became involved in politics .
he joined the reform party and in 1925 was elected member of parliament for the clutha electorate , serving two terms .
in 1934 , he was appointed to the legislative council .
during the second world war , he was overseas commissioner for the national patriotic fund board and was appointed an officer of the order of the british empire for his services in this role .
two years later he was made a companion of the order of st michael and st george .
he died in 1952 at the age of 67 .
