SHAILES, Charles
(Service number 78272)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 01/12/1897 | Place of Birth | Purton, Wiltshire, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Strathconan, Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd South Canterbury - still serving | ||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss M. SHAILES (sister), Walton-on-Thames, England; Mr F. Scarland (friend), Strathconan, Fairlie | ||
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 | 39th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 October 1971 | Age | 73 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles Shailes was born on 1 December 1897 at Purton, Wiltshire, England, the second son of Job and Emma (née Garlick) Shailes. Charles was at home with his family at Purton in 1901. By 1911 14-year-old Charles was a boarder at Purton, working on a farm. He was orphaned before the age of ten, his father having died in 1904 and his mother in 1906. Charles Shailes was a farm hand at Strathconan, Fairlie, when he enlisted, naming his sister as next-of-kin – Miss M. Shailes, Walton-on-Thames, England. This would appear to be Mary Ann (Annie), who married in August 1917 at Walton-on-Thames. He also named a friend at Strathconan – Mr F. Scarland. He was already serving with the 2nd South Canterbury Regiment. Private C. Shailes embarked with the 39thy Reinforcements per the “Athenic” on 13 June 1918. C. Shailes, 78272, of Fairlie, returned to New Zealand by the “Cordoba” which was expected at Wellington on 30 August 1919. Charles married Linnie Annie Rachell Hannigan in 1923 at St Mary’s Church, Timaru. On enlisting for World War Two, Charles was residing at 41 James Street, Timaru, and named his wife, Linnie R. A. Shailes, as next-of-kin. He died on 1 October 1971 at Timaru, aged 73. He was survived by Linnie who died in 1988, and three children. Charles and Linnie are buried in the Timaru Cemetery, their plot marked by a memorial stone to both and a services plaque for Charles.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [07 August 2021]; 1901, 1911 England census returns (ancestry.com.au) [07 August 2021]; Free BDM [08 August 2021]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [08 August 2021]; NZ Times, 12 August 1919 (Papers Past) [07 August 2021]
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