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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private Charles Edward Hatherly Newcombe |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Charles Edward Hatherly |
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| Surname: |
Newcombe |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/437 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
F.G. Newcombe (father), Castlecliff, Wanganui, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Castlecliff, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914) |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
536 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
8 August 1915 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Memorial Reference: |
22. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of Francis George and Katie Newcombe (ne Hatherly).
- "Left in 1902, and entered into business at the early age of 14. He was the youngest boy who ever entered the School, a privilege extended to his father, who was at one time a master here. He left New Zealand with the Main Body, and met his death on Chunuk Bair, as far as is known, on August 8th, 1915. " (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School])
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait |
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| Further References: |
- In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School], Wanganui Chronicle Co. Ltd. [printer], Wanganui, 1919[?]
- Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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