English Māori Charles Hobson Sherson Born 27 November 1917 - Died 7 July 1995 PDF Key details Service number68769 AWMM Also known asCharlie AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Private AWMM 34 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, John Sherson - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles Hobson AWMM SurnameSherson AWMM Ingoa Also known asCharlie AWMM Service number68769 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionProtestant, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth27 November 1917 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 24 April 1905 AWMM Waerenga, Te Kauwhata, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM Rural Delivery, Te Kauwhata, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationFarmer/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationAbraham Hobson Sherson (father), Waerenga, Te Kauwhata, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Ruth Sherson (mother), Rural Delivery, Te Kauwhata, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 1942 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignPacific AWMM Pacific AWMM Pacific AWMM New Caledonia AWMM Solomon Islands Campaign AWMM Treasury Island AWMM Mono Island AWMM [1943] AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number68769 AWMM Military serviceLogan Force AWMM T Force AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM MiD. London Gazette 29 July 1944. Service on Treasury Island AWMM Pacific Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1941 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Papakura, Auckland AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Farm Contractor/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Rangatira AWMM Private AWMM Infantry 8 Brigade Group AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 34 Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 10.5 inches AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Grey AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM dark AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded by grenade, facial injuries, Soanotalu, Mono Island 2 November 1943 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 25 September 1944 AWMM Wounded AWMM Private AWMM 34 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Abraham Hobson Sherson and Ruth Sarah Sherson.After the war he returned to farming in Waerenga.He did not marry.John told his story of his service to Jenny Walker and a copy of this is held with his Armoury file.Author of the History of Waerenga " Kahikitea, cabbage trees and Koromiko".He asked for no service at his death but the RSA did hold a memorial service for him.Service in the Pacific information held on file AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death7 July 1995 AWMM Age 77 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryWaerenga Cemetery, Keith Road, Waerenga, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM RSA Section AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Charles Hobson Sherson by laying a poppy. Kevin Clarence Sherry Walter Charles Sherry Charles Hobson Sherson Edward Sherson Eric Gordon Sherson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles Hobson Sherson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksGillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy at NZETC. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Paci.html Further Reference DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Cenotaph data entry form AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Military Service Record AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 6 (Embarkations from 1st October, 1941 to 31st December, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 6: WW2 31 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 9: WW2 unknown AWMM Third Division Histories Committee. (1947). Story of the 34th: the unofficial history of a New Zealand Infantry Battalion with the Third Division in the Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Reed for the Third Division Histories Committee. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
