Search results Next record Previous record Māori Charles George Gentil Born 20 December 1914 - Died 4 October 1989 PDF Key details Service number2775 AWMM Also known asChas AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles George AWMM SurnameGentil AWMM Ingoa Also known asChas AWMM Service number2775 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth20 December 1914 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 3 September 1939 AWMM 47 St Andrew's Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationCharles Herbert Gentil (father), 47 St Andrew's Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignGreece AWMM 1941 AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM Crete AWMM Tunisia AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number2775 AWMM Military serviceSchool Cadet Corp AWMM Long Range Desert Group AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM MiD. 6 August 1943 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 3 September 1939 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Photo engraver/Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Orion AWMM Private AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cancer AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Charles Gentil produced fake maps of the Desert and left them in abandoned military vehicles for the enemy to find."On his return from four years' service overseas, Captain Gentil was appointed to the Draughting Department of the A.A. and until his retirement engaged in drawing new and revising old maps, touring itineraries and other touring information for members' current and post war motoring.An experienced artist and draughtsman, Captain Gentil went overseas with the First Echelon in January 1940, was commissioned in February 1941, and after serving as a platoon commander in Greece and Crete, transferred to the British Intelligence and served consecutively on the personal staffs of Generals, Cunningham, Ritchie, Auchinleck, and Montgomery. In the Tunisian campaign, Captain Gentil was mentioned in despatches, and he returned to New Zealand with the second furlough draft in 1944."Served in the British 8th Army (Intelligence Section) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death4 October 1989 AWMM Age 75 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryNZ Herald AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Charles George Gentil by laying a poppy. John Henry Gent Cedric Gentil Charles George Gentil Arthur Gentle Bernard Arthur Gentle Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles George Gentil Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksFind New Zealand Artists https://findnzartists.org.nz/artist/5611 Further Reference Find New Zealand Artists https://findnzartists.org.nz/artist/5611 Further Reference DocumentsThe New Zealand Herald AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 64 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM NZ Herald AWMM Information kindly provided by family 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 Search results Next record Previous record
