Sapper

Charles Herbert Raxworthy

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Isadore Raxworthy, of 89, Waimaira Rd., Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Charles Herbert Raxworthy
Charles Herbert Raxworthy

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Maria Hurrell
Relationship to casualty: Cousin of my husband

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1837
Name:
Charles Herbert Raxworthy
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
22 September 1891
Next of Kin: 
T. Raxworthy (father), Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Postal cadet
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Divisional Signal Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
10 June 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. P. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Charles Herbert Raxworthy
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