Charles Henry Roberts

Forenames

Charles Henry AWMM

Surname

Roberts AWMM

Service number

14757 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Care of McGhie Bros., Kihikihi AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. E.M. Roberts, 110 Sandes St., Thames (mother) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

14757 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.404 Farmhand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.404

Embarkation details

WW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.404 Infantry Reinforcements 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.404 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Private AWMM
23 Infantry Battalion AWMM

Charles Roberts was the son of John Henry Roberts and of Ethel May Roberts (nee Charlton), of Thames, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

28 Nov 1941 AWMM
Age  28 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Memorial name

• Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2124308
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.404
• Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.