SPIER, Charles Wyndham Gilbert
(Service number 80027)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | *1882 | Place of Birth | London, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | High Street, Otahuhu, Auckland | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. H. SPIER (wife), 90 Rose 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 | 42nd Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 September 1965 | Age | 83 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Crematorium, Wellington | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Wyndham Gilbert Spier was the son of Henry and Elizabeth Ann (née Young) Spier. he was at home in England with his family in 1891. Charles married Mabel Harriett Barnes on 16 December 1914 at Timaru. Their son Charles Arthur was born in 1915 at Timaru. C. Spier embarked at Liverpool for the return to New Zealand per the “Tahiti”. draft no. 204, carrying 950 soldiers, reached Port Chalmers on 12 January 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 June 2019]; England Birth registration - 1882; Karori Crematorium record (Wellington City Council) [10 June 2019]; Timaru Herald, 8 January 1919 (Papers Past) [05 June 2019]
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