WHEELER, Charles David
(Service number 40734)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Bookbinder | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs P. Wheeler (mother), Brunswick Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 14 March 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 October 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimataitai School War Memorial; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Charles Wheeler was the son of Phoebe Wheeler, of 37 Stafford St, Timaru, New Zealand.
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