Private

Charles Tombs

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Job and Elizabeth Tombs. Born at Sefton, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
31552
Name:
Charles Tombs
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R. Register (sister-in-law), Arthur Street, Blenheim, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Chainman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
17 February 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
43
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 68
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
69
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Charles Tombs
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