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Charles Sidney Thorburn

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Sidney AWMM
  • Surname
    Thorburn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 25651 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    8th October 1894 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 June 2023 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Thames Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 June 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of James Smith & Lucy THORBURN Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 June 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Naumai, Kaiti, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 June 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Lucy Thorburn (mother), 9 Martha Street, Thames, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 June 2023 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25651 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Charles Thorburn was the son of Mrs. L. Thorburn, of Hamilton, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 March 1918 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France AWMM IV. A. 3. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    A recent fist contained the name of Rifleman C. S. Thorburn, who is reported to have been killed in action. Rifleman Thorburn was assistant clerk at the Magistrate's Court at Gisborne for five months prior to his enlisting with the 17th Reinforcements, in Mav, 191:6.He was .attached to G. Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion. His mother resides at Thames. Rifleman Thorburn was a promising young man. and earned the esteem of many during his .residence in Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 June 2023 - ROLL OF HONOR.
    POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE 14604, 14 MAY 1918, PAGE 3
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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19 February 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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