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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Arthur Penfold Castle |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lieutenant |
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| Forename(s): |
Arthur Penfold |
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| Surname: |
Castle |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
24/22 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Second Lieutenant |
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| Next of Kin: |
J.G.A. Castle (father), 26 Sydney Street, Petone, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
High School, Gisborne, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
C Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
9 October 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
117 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
15 September 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
25 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
X. C. 23. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Arthur Castle was the son of John and Mary Castle, of 26, Sydney St., Petone, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt. |
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| Description of Image: |
Headstone, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (photo G.F. Fortune) |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
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