Isaac Michael CHARLES

Regimental number43955
Date of birth23 October 1884
Place of birthCust, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDentist
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 4"
Weight119 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs F W Burrell, Coronation Studio, Victoria Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 December 1916
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Mrs F. W. Burrell, Victoria Street, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 24 July 1917, and posted to 13th Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 25 October 1917, concluded: 'The Court is of opinion that soldier is missing from the night 11/12th October 1917.'

Court of Enquiry, 12 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSentenced to imprisonment in Lyttelton, 1916.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893629

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