Charles BYRON

Regimental number6/2565
AddressGore
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Rose Byron, c/o Mrs W Reinkie McNab, Gore
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 July 1916
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 11), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs C.R. Byron, Gore, Southland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Re-embarked with 6th Reinforcements, 14 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1