Charles Frederick THORBY

Regimental number11/612
AddressTaumarunui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W W Thorby, Taringamotu
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitNo 16 (New Zealand) Company, Imperial Camel Corps
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial (Panel 1), Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs W W Thorby, Akatarawa, Upper Hutt, Wellington
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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