Charles Edward Hatherly NEWCOMBE

Regimental number10/437
Date of birth17 February 1888
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTypewriter mechanic
AddressCastlecliff
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 5.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinFather, F G Newcombe, Castlecliff, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in Collegiate School Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed dead, 8 August 1915'.

War service: 359 days (of which 320 days were were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380009