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Charles Albert Kerse

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2nd NZEF, 15739 W/O II C A KERSE, NZ Armoured Corps, died 5 March 1967 aged 61 years. He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Block RSA Plot 408

Charles Albert KERSE

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Albert AWMM
  • Surname
    Kerse AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 15739 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    B. 1905-06 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Birth notes
    Son of William & Jemina KERSE Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 March 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 156 Catherine St., Invercargill AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. I.M. Kerse, P.O. Box 360, Hastings (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
    • 1932 Charles Albert KERSE married Isabella May TROTTER Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 28 March 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 15739 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.191 Transport Coy. manager 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.191
    Invercargill, Southland 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.191
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.191 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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28 March 2024Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher

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