Charles Sampson RATTENBURY

Regimental number24/1466
AddressWaitara
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E L Rattenbury, Waitara
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of F Company, 2nd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateKilled in Action 20 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialThistle Dump Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 26), High Wood, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Emma Rattenbury, Waitara, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: F Company/2nd Rfts of 2nd NZRB