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Charles Elliott Worsley

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Studio portrait of Charles Elliot Worsley (RNZAF 415964) in suit. c.1940s. Image provided by family. This image may be subject to copyright.

Studio portrait of Charles Elliot Worsley (RNZAF 415964) in suit. c.1940s. Image provided by family. …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Elliott AWMM
  • Surname
    Worsley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Charlie AWMM
    • Elliott AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ415964 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 July 1901 Cenotaph Data Entry Form Cenotaph Data Entry Form
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 3 Browning St, Grey Lynn, Auckland, NZ AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs M.I. Worsley (mother), 3 Browning St, Grey Lynn, Auckland, N.Z. AWMM
  • Relationship status
    31 October 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 31 October 1941 AWMM
    Age 40 AWMM
    Radar mechanic/Civilian Cenotaph Data Entry Form
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2

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
    • Height, WWII AWMM
      6 foot 1 inch AWMM
    • Chest, WWII AWMM
      35 inches AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWII AWMM
      Dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWII AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Complexion, WWII AWMM
      Clear AWMM
    • Weight, WWII AWMM
      172 lbs AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      24th (London) General Hospital, Varicose veins, Ligature injection, 14.1.1943-6.2.1943. Long history of varicose veins extending into thighs of both legs. AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    • Last Rank Held LAC (Leading Aircraftsman) Public - Peter - Other Relative - 27 April 2015 - Personnel File

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Policeman from Feb 1930 to enlisment in October 1941 in Wellington North region. Prior to that he was a boilerman and a mechanic.

    Served in Canada. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 November 1967 AWMM
    Age 65 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Burial M Row 14, Plot 22 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Unpublished papers: family papers. AWMM
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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27 April 2015PeterAucklandOther Relative

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