English Māori Charles Daniel Pratt Born 24 May 1891 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 4/128a AWMM WWI 15/128 AWMM Also known asCharlie AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Army AWMM Last rankWW1 2nd Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers AWMM WW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM Royal Flying Corps AWMM WarTerritorial Military Service AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Charles Pratt in uniform with wings cloth badge. - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles Daniel AWMM SurnamePratt AWMM Ingoa Also known asCharlie AWMM Service numberWWI 4/128a AWMM WWI 15/128 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth24 May 1891 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Pre 9 December 1914 AWMM Helensville, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs Elizabeth Margaret Pratt Pratt (mother), Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarTerritorial Military Service AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Sinai & Palestine AWMM 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Sinai & Palestine AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Army AWMM Service numberWWI 4/128a AWMM WWI 15/128 AWMM Military serviceTerritorials, Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Mounted Signal Troops, Motor dispatch rider AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 9 December 1914 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Grocer/Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 Dec 1914-28 January 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 14 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Private AWMM Headquarters AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM 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 6 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 10 stone 2 pounds AWMM Dental, Unknown Period AWMM Full plate upper, partial lower AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Wounded at Gallipoli and taken to Lemnos to hospital AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 4 February 1918 AWMM Discharged having been offered a temporary Imperial commission with the Royal Flying Corps AWMM 2nd Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Engineers AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Royal Flying Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Elizabeth Margaret Pratt and Justin Percival Pratt.Transferred to New Zealand Engineers February 1915.Served with the Mounted Signal Troops as a Motor despatch rider.After the war, Charles Pratt and his brother started a factory in Geelong, New South Wales, Australia, where they built De Havilland aeroplanes.De Havillands were developed by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland who in 1910 successfully built and flew an airplane with a 50 hp engine. He joined the Army Balloon factory and originated the BE series of tractor biplanes. He was a chief designer and test pilot for the Aircraft Manufacturing Company during World War 1 and produced several successful fighters and light bombers. He formed the De Havilland Aircraft Company in September 1920. The Moth, a light two-seater made by the company started the flying club movement in Great Britain. In World War 2 the company's most successful plane was the twin-engined Mosquito. After the war he pioneered the Comet airliner and the DH Ghost jet engines. Geoffrey de Havilland was knighted in 1944 and awarded the Order of Merit in 1962. AWMM Older brother of Alfred Joseph Pratt (service 1914-1916) who embarked with him in late 1914. Public - Stephen - Other relative - 30 December 2018 - Family images, documents & papers Read more Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Charles Daniel Pratt by laying a poppy. Arthur Garraway Pratt Arthur Geoffrey Pratt Charles Daniel Pratt Charles Edward Pratt Charles Edward Pratt Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles Daniel Pratt Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20802575 Further Reference DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Military Service Record AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 591 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 30 December 2018StephenTownsvilleOther relative 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
