Charles ENGLISH

Regimental number	9/464
Date of birth	9 January 1884
Place of birth	London, England
Address	Orepuki
Marital status	Single
Height	5' 6.5"
Weight	145 lbs
Next of kin	Charles Henry English, Escompe, Natal, South Africa
Previous military service	Served for 3 years in the Natal Mounted Rifles; 6months in Zulu Rebellion, 1906.
Rank on embarkation	Sergeant
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
	Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette'
Discharge date	21 August 1919
Other details	War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914. Embarked for Gallipoli, 20 May 1915. Wounded in action, 27 August 1915; admitted to HS 'Maheno', Gallipoli, 28 August 1915; transferred to Mudros, 29 August 1915, and thence to England, 30 August 1915, and admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham,, 16 September 1915. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 2 October 1916; appointed Temporary Squadron Sergeant Major, Hornchurch, 2 October 1916; Camp Sergeant Major, Hornchurch, 15 November 1916. Appointed Warrant Officer (Class I), 6 February 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HT 'Briton', 17 June 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 21 August 1919. Total war service: 5 years 5 days (of which 4 years 282 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
Date of death	22 May 1956 Auckland
Age at death	70
Sources	Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805