English Māori William John Charles Died 20 May 1941 PDF Key details Service number30269 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankLance Corporal/Military AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam John AWMM SurnameCharles AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number30269 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign1941 AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM Crete AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number30269 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 Carrier/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 Masterton, Wairarapa 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 5th Anti-Tank Company 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.35 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLance Corporal/Military AWMM 22 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Charles was the son of Richard and Amelia Mabel Charles, of Featherston, Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death20 May 1941 AWMM Age 34 AWMM Crete, Greece AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeterySuda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 15. A. 20. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William John Charles by laying a poppy. Trevor Mervyn Charles Vincent George Benckman Charles William John Charles William Percy Charles Alister Forsyth Charleson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William John Charles Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/936593 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.35 AWMM Henderson, J. (1958). 22 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. 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
