Lance Corporal

Matthew Thomas Charles

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Julia Charles, of Avondale, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/700
Name:
Matthew Thomas Charles
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Charles (father), Victoria Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Victoria Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 October 1915
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
8
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Matthew Thomas Charles
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