Edward Heber CHARLES

Regimental number10/1440
Date of birth18 August 1893
Place of birthPoverty Bay
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressHarbour Road, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.5
Height5' 8"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Edward Charles, Awapuni Road, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed in the Gisborne Volunteers, left to go to sea; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Edward and Emily Charles, Waverley Street, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 8 July 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

War service: 238 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893622