Charles Maxwell KROHN

Regimental number49777
Date of birth18 June 1896
Place of birthAuckland
OccupationTelegraph lineman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs B Krohn, Dargaville
Previous military serviceServed in 13th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 February 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIX, Row A, Grave No 23), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Bridget Krohn, Myall Street, Murrylands, near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Native of Auckland. Father: Charles Krohn, b. Hamburg, Germany (deceased); mother b. Ireland.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 9 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 October 1917; joined 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to 15th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 5
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18058193