Lance Corporal

Alan Douglas Charleston

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Eliza Charleston, of Gore Street West, Bluff, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/3651
Name:
Alan Douglas Charleston
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Charleston (mother), 161 Tweed Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Seaman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 October 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Alan Douglas Charleston
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