Charles OXENHAM

Regimental number8/4067
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, Henry George Oxenham, Gladstone Road Mount Albert Auckland
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Medals

Military Cross

'For consistent good work and devotion to duty. For a period under review 22.9.17 to 24.2.18 with particular reference to the Ypres offensive operations on October 4th, 1917, when this Officer did excellent service in assisting the advance by his energetic and able handling of his guns.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 3 June 1918

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 13