GUNN, Charles
(Service number 24/773)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 04/03/1905 | Place of Birth | Wataroa, West Coast |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ward, Marlborough | ||
| Occupation | Bridge builder | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs P A Gunn(mother) Wataroa | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | C Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 30. 31,32.33.34. Maunganui, Tahiti, Aparima, Navua, Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle 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 | 18 June 1916 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | kia | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres,France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Alexander and Phoebe Ann Gunn ofWataroa, Westland. Other brothers, Willliam b 1879. Henry b 1881, Richard b 1884
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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