Charles WAINWRIGHT

Regimental number64815
Date of birth19 May 1877
Place of birthTasmania, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressThe Howard, Murchison
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 3.5"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinAttorney, Mr Hayes, c/o Glasgow, Hayes, and Bond, Nelson
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 April 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st and 32nd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on 21 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs Caroline Barrett (formerly Wainwright), Wellington Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, and the late William Wainwright.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 39