TIPLADY, Charles Benjamin
(Service number 48865)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Winston, Durham, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Letter carrier | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. TIPLADY (mother), Geraldine | ||
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 | 28th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 October 1963 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Stoke, Nelson | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated, ashes interred at Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles Benjamin TIPLADY was born in England, the son of William TIPLADY and his wife Esther Jane née HARMER. William and Esther had married in 1886 in New Zealand where their first child was born, before they returned to England. In 1901 Charles was at home with his family at Church Farm, Winston, Durham, England. Charles attended the Orari Bridge and Woodbury schools before going to the Geraldine District High School, where he gained Proficiency in 1911.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 December 2015]; Timaru Herald, 25 January 1912, 12 April 1916, 29 June 1916, 13 July 1916, 19 January 1917, 8 March 1917, 10 September 1918, 13 & 26 December 1918, Press, 18 April 1938 (Papers Past) [29 December 2015]. Wakapuaka cremation & burial records (Nelson City Council) [29 December 2015]; Timaru Herald, 9 & 10 October 1963 (Timaru District Library) [30 December 2015]
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