Second Lieutenant

Charles Allanton Kerse

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Elizabeth Kerse, of Dunrobin, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/240
Name:
Charles Allanton Kerse
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
08 June 1892
Place of Birth: 
Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Charles Kerse (father), Coutts Road, Gore, New Zealand|C. Kerse (father), Coutts Road, Gore, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Gore, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Wool classer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 July 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Main Body
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessels:

Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Willochra or Tofua
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
G. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Charles Allanton Kerse
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