Charles DALBY

Regimental number10/847
Date of birth20 June 1889
Place of birthNorth Loburn, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStock agent
AddressHastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.2
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinLieut Edwin Ballard Dalby, c/o W B Dalby, Killing Rectory, Holt, Norfolk, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCompany Sergeant Major
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 July 1916
Discharge date5 October 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Arawa', 14 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for Active Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right eye), 5 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II as LT, Tuki Tuki Bb, Waipukurau.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 March 1968 Wai
Age at death78

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