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Albert Henry Charteris

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Portrait of Albert Charteris in uniform. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 11 FEBRUARY 1942 p024, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19420211-24-42

Portrait of Albert Charteris in uniform. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 11 FE …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Charteris AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 33996 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    28 December 1906 Public - Kate - Other relative - 13 September 2018 - Births (CR). Scotland. Shettleston, Glasgow. 28 December 1906. CHARTERIS, Albert Henry. 622/2.
  • Place of birth
    649 Old Shettleston Road, Shettleston, Lanark, Scotland Public - Kate - Other relative - 13 September 2018 - Births (CR). Scotland. Shettleston, Glasgow. 28 December 1906. CHARTERIS, Albert Henry. 622/2.
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 33996 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
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.82 Hardware salesman/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.82
    New Plymouth, Taranaki 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.82
  • 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Albert Charteris was the son of James and Jeanie Charteris; husband of Myra Jean Charteris, of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2217358
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.82 AWMM
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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13 September 2018KateNew ZealandOther relative

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