Gunner

Charles Kenneth Ricketts

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick William and Helena Ricketts, of Christchurch, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2523
Name:
Charles Kenneth Ricketts
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F.C. Ricketts (father), Ayr Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ayr Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 1 Brigade, 15 Howitzer Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of diphtheria
Date of Death:
26 June 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. N. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Charles Kenneth Ricketts
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