Charles James LANKEY

Regimental number24/2019
Date of birth7 October 1878
Place of birthMasterton, Wairarapa
OccupationBushman
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinFriend, Miss Dorothy Maren Pedersen, Club Hotel, Marton
Enlistment date16 November 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No 9), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr J Lankey, Dannevirke
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 32

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