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Charles Williamson

  • Service number
    • 8263 AWMM
    • # 6389 = 7th Contingent; # 8263 = 9th Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 7th Contingent detail & 9th Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay who served in the Sth African War 1899-1902". Image kindly provided by Paul Baker (December 2008). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Williamson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 8263 AWMM
    • # 6389 = 7th Contingent; # 8263 = 9th Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1882 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1882 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military record
  • Place of birth
    Mataura, Southland, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military record
  • Birth notes
    son of the Charles Mackie & Mary Williamson Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military record
  • Address before enlistment
    Living in Wanganui Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Research
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    father - Mr C M Williamson of Murdock Rd, Epsom Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military record
  • Relationship status
    single.
    19 May 1909 married Clementina Sarah Sizemore Summers Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military record & Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Transvaal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 7th Contingent detail & 9th Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • 8263 AWMM
    • # 6389 = 7th Contingent; # 8263 = 9th Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Military service
    1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    sailed with the 8th Cngt & transferred to 9th Cngt in South Africa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    1902 SA War Medal & Clasp Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • South Africa Shepherd/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
      Waiapu, Gisborne Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • 16 January 1902 at Trentham - travelled with the 8th Cngt
      Transferred to the 9th in South Africa Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Shepherd for K S Williams at Tuparoa, East Coast Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military record
  • Age on enlistment
    20 yr 4 mths Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • South Africa 1 February 1902 Ministry for Culture and Heritage from Ministry for Culture and Heritage
      Surrey Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Surrey AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage 8th Contingent, NZ Mounted Rifles Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • 1 February 1902 on the troopship 'Surrey' Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/soldier/charles-williamson

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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Charles was the son of Mary McIntosh and George Mackie Williamson of Mataura, Southland. Charles married in 1909 to Clementina Sarah Sizemore Summers of Waikouaiti. They settled at Basalt Hill, Duntroon and had 2 sons born in their marriage, Alven Edgar and Rodney Kenneth both born in Wanganui. Charles was widowed in 1940 and remarried to Janet (nee ?) His early working life was spent as a farm labourer and he later became a farmer. Charles died in 1964 aged 82 and is buried at Duntroon Cemetery. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-5163
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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    19 April 1964 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-5163
  • Age at death
    82 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-5163
  • Place of death
    Duntroon,Otago, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-5163
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taruheru Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
    Duntroon Cemetery, Otago NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Williamson-5163
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's SA Boer War Memorial - refer document attached, Gisborne Boys in the SA Boer War'. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 6 August 2015 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright Street, Gisborne AWMM

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06 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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