DANN, Charles Robert
(Service number 33700)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 17/10/1883 | Place of Birth | Sefton, North Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Emily Dann (mother), Sefton, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 21st Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 December 1917 | Age | 34 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Emily Dann (nee Horniblow), of Sefton, Canterbury and the late Allan Dann
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2014); SCroll web submission by J Fisher, 6 January 2018
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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