Charles William READER

Regimental number10/4490
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Reader, Havelock, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and '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.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 19 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 18), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Annie Reader, Havelock, Marlborough (only son)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 9

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