Chas Randal Fitton

Lance Sergeant

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Matthew and Isabella Fitton, of Tayforth, Wanganui, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

CONTRIBUTED

Palestine - Charley Fitton (centre), Bunkall (right), and A F Buckland (left) of 11th Squadron, Auckland Mounted

Biographical Notes:

It appears that there was an error made when Charles Randal Fitton's birth was registered. There is no Charles Fitton in the NZ Birth Index 1840-1902 nor in Births, Deaths and Marriages Online. However, a search on just his forenames in the NZ Birth Index 1840-1902 produced this result:

Name:	Charles Randall Fellow
Birth Date:	1884
Birth Place:	New Zealand
Father:	Matthew Fellow
Mother:	Isabella Fellow
Birth Registration Number:	1884/15145

Name:

Charles Randall Fellow

Birth Date:

1884

Birth Place:

New Zealand

Father:

Matthew Fellow

Mother:

Isabella Fellow

Birth Registration Number:

1884/15145

A search on BDM Online using “Fellow - DOB 27/05/1884” produced Charles Randall Fellow; birth registration number, 1884/15145 , with parents Isabella and Matthew. It would be an extraordinary coincidence if someone other than Charles Randal Fitton was born on the same day, with the same forenames, and with parents with the same forenames as Charles Randal Fitton. It is assumed that Charles Randall Fellow is the same person as Charles Randal Fitton, and that some error was made in the registration of his birth.

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Raewyn Fitton

Relationship to casualty: 1st Cousin 2x removed

Charles was born in Little River, Canterbury, New Zealand on 27 May 1884. He was about 10 years old when his parents moved to Feilding, Manawatu. Charles was the 6th son of 7 boys and 9th child of 12... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number:

13/605

Name:

Chas Randal Fitton

Rank:

Lance Sergeant

Date of Birth:

27 May 1884

Place of Birth:

Little River, Canterbury, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Matthew Fitton (father), Taihape, New Zealand

Religion:

Church of England

Date of Enlistment:

29 August 1914

Locality on Enlistment:

Waimiha, New Zealand

Place of Enlistment:

Epsom Camp, Auckland, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farmer

Unit:

NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

02 April 1918

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Main Body

Embarkation Place:

Auckland, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 October 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12

Vessel:

Star of India or Waimana

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel

Cemetery Reference:

J. 2.