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Charles Henry Forrest

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 238 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 238 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Forrest AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 2/1616 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Ohinewai, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Margaret Carpenter (sister), 9 Montaviot Villa, Darjeeling, India AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 2/1616 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 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 September 1922 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    51yrs Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 January 2023 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Place of death
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 January 2023 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 January 2023 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Grave reference
    Block S Plot 15 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 January 2023 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Obituary
    NZEF, 2/1616 Gnr C H FORREST, Field Artillery, died 27 September 1922. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 January 2023 - Gisborne Cemetery Records
  • Memorial name
  • 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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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 238 AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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17 January 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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