| Regimental number | 25769 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wimbledon, England |
| True Name | SLAYMAKER, Charles |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 34 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, F G Hood, Mangere via Onehunga |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Thomas Slaymaker, 111 High Street, Merton, London, England |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; reverted to Private at own request, 11 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 9 December 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 7 January 1917, and posted to D Company. Detached to Brigade Headquarters, 10 March 1917; rejoined unit, 27 March 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal,8 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Public Trust Office, Wellington, wrote to Defence Department, 5 October 1920: Father 'states that the deceased assumed the name of Charles Walker owing to the fact of having twice previously enlisted, once under his correct name and once under an assumed name, and on both occasions he failed when ordered to proceed to Camp.' |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 34 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014907 |