GAWLER, Charles John
(Service number 64950)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | WWI - Private; WWII - Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 16 August 1897 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 47 Buchanan Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Cycle mechanic | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Robert GAWLER (father), 47 Buchanan Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch | ||
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 | 35th Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 2 March 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | WWI - Machine Gun Corps; WWII - NZ Temporary Staff | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 July 1976 | Age | 78 years |
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| Place of Death | Wanganui | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated and ashes interred Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles John Gawler, born on 16 August 1897 at Waimate, was the third son of Robert Pinney and Agnes (née Tully) Gawler. He was educated at Oamaru North School and, after time in England when the family went there in 1906, attended Ashburton and Prebbleton schools. Charles married Caroline Sargent in 1926. Charles Gawler also saw service in World War II. George Gawler also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 June 2010]; School Admission records [04 June 2020]; Whanganui cremation record & Aramoho Cemetery headstone transcription [04 June 2020]; Three service reocrds available - see links below and https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24097953&digital=yes
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