KARTON, Cyril Norman
(Service number 70815)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 12 September 1897 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Mill hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs M. KARTON (mother), Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 36th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 23 April 1918 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 March 1964 | Age | 65 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated Linwood Crematorium, Christchurch; interred Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Cyril Norman Karton was the son of Francis (Frank) Thomas and Magadalene (Maggie, née Angus) Karton, and a brother of George Francis Karton, James Angus Karton and Thomas Karton who all served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 November 2016[
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