Charles Keith WARD

Regimental number10/3423
SchoolNelson College
Address1 Cobden Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, L E Ward, 5 Seaview Terrace, Napier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louis Ernest and Agnes Theresa Ward, 5 Harbour View, Wellington. Native of Bulls, Rangitika.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Eighth