LIVINGSTON, Charles Murdock
(Service number 9/1890)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 1 March 1905 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs L. Livingston (wife), 32 Duke Street, Gladstone, Invercargill, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 14 Company | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Annie and Dugald Livingston. Charles Livingstone was the husband of Mrs. T. Livingstone, of 32 Duke St., Gladstone, Invercargill, New Zealand.: Birth registered as Livingstone.; Marriage and death registered as Livingston.; Name Murdock and Murdoch used variously.; Listed as Charles Murdoch Livingston in the nominal rolls
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [1 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R10920010; Probate held at Archives New Zealand, Dunedin Office Item ID R22050766
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