Charles Carrington Southey

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Charles Carrington AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Southey AWMM

Nama Hōia

10918 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Pono

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Whānautanga mai

18 Jul 1889 AWMM

Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga

• Pre 08 Mar 1916 AWMM Paengaroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
• Pre 05 Apr 1941 AWMM Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM

Mahi whai muri i te pakanga

School teacher/Civilian AWMM

Uri kiritahi

• Herbert Southey (father), Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
• Mrs Betty Southey (wife), Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

• Pre 06 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Pakanga

• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

• France and Germany (TBC) AWMM
• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Army AWMM

Nama Hōia

10918 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

• Auckland University Officers Training Corps AWMM
• Hauraki Regiment AWMM

Mētara me ngā Tohu

• Military Cross (MC) AWMM
  Military Cross: Gazetted: London Gazette 2 April 1919, p 4337 AWMM
• Military Medal (MM) AWMM
  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on 1st November 1918, south of Valenciennes. He was ordered to reconnoitre with a patrol beyond the final objective. Finding this impracticable owing to the proximity of the enemy, he at once joined in with the Infantry, who were few and hard pressed, and helped them through the day, especially in repelling a counter-attack. At the close of the day he sent in a clear report on the events in his area. AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM

Te urunga

• WW1 08 Mar 1916 AWMM
  Age  26 AWMM
  School teacher/Civilian AWMM
• WW2 05 Apr 1941 AWMM
  Age  48 AWMM
  School teacher/Civilian AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW1 06 May 1916-21 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 52 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia AWMM Private AWMM 1st New Zealand Cyclist Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 foot 9 3/4 inches AWMM
• Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
  11 stone AWMM
• Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
  Fair AWMM
• Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  Grey AWMM
• Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  brown AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

• Inter War 30 Oct 1919 AWMM
  Termination on period of engagement AWMM
  Second Lieutenant AWMM
  New Zealand Cyclist Battalion AWMM
• WW2 12 Sept 1946 AWMM
  Posted to retired list AWMM
  Captain/Military AWMM
  Tauranga District High School Cadets AWMM

Husband of Betty

Charles Southey was Headmaster at Whakatane High School in 1941

Gazetted as Lieutenant with C Company, 2nd Battalion, Hauraki Regiment 5 April 1941

Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM

Matenga

19 Jun 1976 AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7819976
  Further Reference
• Auckland University College Roll of Honour.
  http://www.specialcollections.auckland.ac.nz/ww1-centenary/roll-of-honour/search?page=1267
  Further Reference

Ngā tuhinga

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  31: 6
• Regimental history of New Zealand Cyclist Corps in the Great War, 1914-1918. (2004). Uckfield, England: Naval and Military Press
  pp. 94, 99, 113, 119, 126
• A.U.C. roll of honour, 1914 - 1920. MSS & Archives E-2, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 1: Includes portrait
• Information kindly provided by family
• HMNZT 52.The bugle call of the 12th NZ Reinforcements : being the souvenir number of The Mokoia chronicle.(1916). On board ship: Published on board H.M.N.Z. Transport no. 52 "S.S. Mokoia".
• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• Regimental History of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps in the Great War, 1914–1918. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1922.