Charles Kenneth RICKETTS

Regimental number2/2523
AddressAyr Street, Riccarton, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, F C Ricketts, Ayr Street, Riccarton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of disease 26 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row N, Grave No 5), France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Frederick William and Helena Ricketts, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth

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