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Charles Edward Nurse

  • Service number
    • 676 AWMM
    • SA WAR: 676; WWI: 11/1841 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • SA War: NZ Mounted Rifles - 3rd Cngt Rough Riders & 5th NZ Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
    • WWI: Wellington Mounted Rifles Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
    • WWII: Home Guard Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
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C E NURSE, S.A.V. 1899-1902, NZEF, 1914-1918. AS War # 676 & WWI # 11/1841 - Corporal Charles Edward Nurse died 10 June 1945 at Gisborne

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    • Corporal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
    • WWI: Sergeant Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
  • Forenames
    Charles Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Nurse AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 676 AWMM
    • SA WAR: 676; WWI: 11/1841 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 1869 Public Source
    • 9 July 1869 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    • 1869 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
    • 9 July 1869 Public - Belinda - Other relative - 28 March 2020 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Riverton, Otago Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    • son of William Hugh & Alice Louisa Nurse Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
    • son of William Hugh and Alice Louisa Nurse (nee Price) Public - Belinda - Other relative - 28 March 2020 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    Waipiro Bay, East Coast Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
    Assistant Surveyor Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    SA War: father - Mr Hugh Nurse of Aylesbury, Canterbury
    WWI: wife - Mrs A Nurse of Marton, later Of Christchurch
    sister - Matron Nurse of Trentham Military Hospital Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    • Pre SA War: single
      1902 married Alicia Percy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
    • 30 July 1902, Wanganui to Alice Perry Public - Belinda - Other relative - 28 March 2020 - Wanganui Chronicle 6 August 1902

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    • SA War: Orange Free State; Transvaal, Cape Colony; Diamond Hill Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
    • WWI: Egyptian & Egyptian E F Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
    • WWII: Home Guard at Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • SA War: NZ Mounted Rifles - 3rd Cngt Rough Riders & 5th NZ Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
    • WWI: Wellington Mounted Rifles Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
    • WWII: Home Guard Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • 676 AWMM
    • SA WAR: 676; WWI: 11/1841 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Military service
    SA War: 1900-1901; WWI: 1915-1919 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    SA War: Corporal; WWI: Sergeant; WWII: Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    Queens & Kings SA War Medals & Clasps
    British War & Victory Medals Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • South Africa Survey Assistant/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
      Christchurch, Canterbury Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • SA War: 17 Feb 1900 at Addington
      WWI: 24 Aug 1915 at Gisborne
      WWII: 7 May 1941 at Gisborne for Home Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Surveyor Assistant at Waipiro Bay, East Coast Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    SA War: 30 yrs 6 mths; WWI: 40 yrs (actually 46 yrs); WWII: 72 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - 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
    14 Nov 1917 - Wound at Palestine & suffered from Myalgia in Sept 1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military record

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Sergeant Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    10 June 1945 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Age at death
    76 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taruhere Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Block 20; Plot: 4; Warrant # 5536 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's SA Boer War Memorial - refer document attached 'Gisborne Boys in the SA Boer War' Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 July 2015 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
17 October 2022Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
28 March 2020BelindaRollestonOther relative
29 July 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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