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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Vernon Edward Challis |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Vernon Edward |
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| Surname: |
Challis |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
12/3290 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Sergeant |
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| Next of Kin: |
P.E. Challis (father), Grasmere, Invercargill, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Retreat, Lower Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
- 2nd Reinforcements
- 8th Reinforcements
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
- 14 December 1914
- 13 November 1915
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| Place of Embarkation: |
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
- Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
- Willochra or Tofua
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| Destination: |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
119 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
23 June 1916 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
II. E. 173. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Vernon Challis was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Challis, of Invercargill, New Zealand.
- Rank last held was listed as Temporary Sergeant
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 |
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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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