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Charles Thomas Ambridge

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Gravestone, Botley Cemetery (photograph Gabrielle Fortune 2006) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Gravestone, Botley Cemetery (photograph Gabrielle Fortune 2006) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Rifleman Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military record
  • Forenames
    Charles Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Ambridge AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 26/706 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 June 1891 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1 June 1891 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of Charles Henry & Margaret Ambridge Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military Record & Research
  • Address before enlistment
    21 Princess St, Auckland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    C.H. Ambridge (father), 174 Harris Street, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Battle of the Somme AWMM
    • Egyptian, Egyptian E F & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Rifle Brigade Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    WWI 26/706 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1916 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    24yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 January 2016 - Military Record

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Charles Ambridge was the son of Charles Henry and Margaret Ambridge, of 174 Harris St., Kaiti, Gisborne. AWMM
    • Oct 1916 - Mr C. H. Ambridge has been advised that his son. Rifleman Charles Ambridge, who enlisted at Auckland with the "Trents", has been wounded. Rifleman Ambridge is a Gisborne boy, having been employed by Messrs Ross and Glendining, warehousemen Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 1 December 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14117, 7 October 1916, Page 8
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 December 1916 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England AWMM I1. 68 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    To-night at the Masonic Hall an honors board will be unveiled. The board has been presented to the Loyal Gisborne Lodge. I.0.0. F,, M.U., by Mr and Mrs C. H. Ambridge as a memorial to their son, Rifleman C. T. Ambridge, who died recently of wounds received. The board was made to his own design by Mr D. M. A. Bradley of Auckland, and measures 4 feet by 3 feet. The design is handsome and artistic. On the top of the board, which is made of New Zealand woods, is a laurel wreath encircling the inscription "In Memorian, Bro. C. T Ambridge, P.G.. December 14, 1916.” (Date of death). In the centre there are three panels surmounted by the emblem of the lodge, and along the bottom is another panel on which the names of seven members who have made the supreme sacrifice are inscribed. The words "Justice” and "Liberty" appear at the base of two artistic columns. There are 41 members of the Lodge who hare gone on active service. The unveiling will be performed by Bro. J. Warren. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 May 2023 - GISBORNE TIMES, VOLUME XLVIII, ISSUE 4636, 13 AUGUST 1917, PAGE 4
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne Boys' High School, 80 Stanley Road, Te Hapara, Gisborne AWMM

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08 May 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
02 January 2016Lorraine M Gisborne, NZResearcher

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