HERTSLET, Charles Henry Orbell
(Service number 13295)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 15/07/1893 | Place of Birth | Lower Hutt |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 22, Waimate, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | H. HERTSLET (father), Adendale, Waimate | ||
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 | New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 July 1977 | Age | 85 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Lawn Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Henry Orbell Hertslet was the son of Harry Neville and Mary Hertsle.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 December 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 February 2017]; Waimate Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [21 December 2017]
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Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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