Charles Richard TARRANT

Regimental number17835
Date of birth1891
Place of birthManaia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationButtermaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Tarrant, c/o William Tarrant, Railway Department, Marton Junction
Previous military serviceServed in 16th (Waikato) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (,New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Kate Tarrant, 255 Princes Street, Hawera, New Plymouth
Other details

No Form B103 on file.

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 28 September 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 22 November 1916, and posted to D Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 31
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823882

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