SAPWELL, Charles
(Service number 85721)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13 February 1886 | Place of Birth | Kelso |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Hassell Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Painter | ||
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| Marital Status | Married - widowed. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Agnes SAPWELL (mother), Hassell Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 20 September 1968 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | Napier | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Wharerangi Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Albert Sapwell was the fourth son of Thomas Ekins Sapwell and Agnes née Donaldson. He married Isabel Malcolm Barclay on 19 January 1910 at Mataura. They had a daughter, Doris Isabel, born on 6 July 1911 at Invercargill. Isabel died in 1917, aged 33 years; and Charles married MaryDale in 1921. Their daughter, Mavis Maureen (1922-2001), is buried with them.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [15 March 2018]; Wharerangi Cemetery headstone transcription & burial record (Napier City Council) [17 March 2018]
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