Charles MILSON

Regimental number37930
Date of birth15 March 1875
Place of birthRiga, Latvia, Russia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39.6
Height5' 4.25"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Mr Thomason, 26 Pattern Street, Wilson Bay, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 October 1916
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Specialist Company, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of disease
Date of death12 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialGrantham Cemetery (Plot 15, Row B, Grave No 14), England
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 9 May 1917 (gastritis); discharged to duty, 17 May 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Marched out to Machine Gun Company, Grantham, 2 July 1917.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Grantham, 21 July 1917.

Died, 12 September 1917 (bronchitis, emphysema, second cardiac failure).

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 25
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375913

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