Charles Henry PASCOE

Regimental number10/876
Date of birth5 May 1893
Place of birthWaimate, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressManunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.4
Height5' 6.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinJohn Pascoe, Frankton Junction
Previous military serviceVoluntary Territorial service
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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 unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 August 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 26), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John and Caroline Pascoe, Frankton Junction
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Clacton', 2 June 1915, and transferred to HS 'Franconia' the same day (gonorrhoea); to No.19 General Hospital, Alexandria, 8 June 1915 (piles and bad cold); to Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, 28 June 1915; discharged to Australian Base Depot, Alexandria, 30 June 1915 (haemarrhoids and influenza).

Proceeded overseas to the Dardanelles, 28 July 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 4 August 1915.

Admitted to Casualty Clearing Station, 13 September 1915, and transferred to Imbros the same day (enteritis); to No.1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 18 September 1915; embarked for England, 19 September 1915; to No.2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 2 October 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916.

Marched into No.14 Infantry Brigade Depot, Etaples, France, 16 April 1916.

Rejoined 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, France, 18 May 1916.

Killed in action, 1 August 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 343 days (of which 1 year 314 days 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 20810417