Rifleman

Charles Haddon Simpkin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Rose Alice Simpkin, of Rehia, North Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
23/2281
Name:
Charles Haddon Simpkin
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
29 January 1894
Place of Birth: 
Rehia, Waeroa, North Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
W. Simpkin (father), Rehia, Northern Wairoa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
11 Dunedin Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
School teacher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
19 January 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. F. 1A.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Charles Haddon Simpkin
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