Matthew Thomas CHARLES

Regimental number4/700
AddressVictoria Road, Avondale, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Thomas Charles, Victoria Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Julia Charles, Avondale, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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