Charles Louis DUPEYRON

Regimental number24/1033
Date of birth3 October 1891
Place of birthChannel Islands
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressJohnston Street, Waihi
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 4"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, Louis Dupeyron, St Saviour's, Guernsey, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Royal Guernsey Militia; resigned on leaving the island; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date28 May 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915.

Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915.

Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 9 December 1915 (abscess); rejoined unit, 17 February 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Found guilty, 11 June 1916, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from 9 pm to 9.25 pm: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Detached to Railway Construction Party, 7 January 1917; rejoined unit, 15 March 1917.

Detached to Brigade Headquarters, 8 May 1917; rejoined unit, 5 June 1917.

Found guilty, 11 September 1917, of when on Active Service being absent from billet contrary to orders: awarded 5 days' Field Punishment No 2.

On leave to United Kingdom, 23 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 6 October 1917.

Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Now, 10 November 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

War service: 2 years 138 days (of which 735 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999513