Trooper

Charles Lewis Zimmerman

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

I visited Uncle Charlie in June 2016. There are photos and videos of my visit on my Facebook page Lee Kaire [email protected] Auckland 21 August 2016
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Personal Tributes:

Kia ora my name is Lee Kaire. I am the Grand-nephew of Charles Lewis Zimmerman (Uncle Charlie) the brother of my Grandfather Francis George Zimmerman. I travelled to Forli War Cemetery Bologna region... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13912
Name:
Charles Lewis Zimmerman
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
21 December 1917
Place of Birth:
Nelson,
Next of Kin: 
Mr F.G. Zimmerman (brother), 51 Island Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Mrs W.J. Reilly, Rural Mail, Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 18 Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 December 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI, A, 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Charles Lewis Zimmerman
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