Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Reginald Alfred Childs Born 19 July 1894 - Died 6 April 1971 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 6/1807 AWMM Also known asReg AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankInter War Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 123 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesReginald Alfred AWMM SurnameChilds AWMM Ingoa Also known asReg AWMM Service numberWWI 6/1807 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth19 July 1894 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Ashburton, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Date of birth19 July 1895 Public - Leighton - Other Relative - 11 September 2015 - Family papers Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 15 January 1915 AWMM Victoria Street, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationH. Childs (father), Victoria Street, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 6/1807 AWMM Military serviceSchool cadets AWMM Senior Cadets 1 March 1911 - 31 May 1912 AWMM Territorials 2nd South Canterbury Regiment 1 June 1912 - 14 January 1915 AWMM Reserve Territorial Force 7 June 1919 - 31 May 1924 AWMM New Zealand Entrenching Battalion AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM MM. 1918. For gallantry in the field. AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 15 January 1915 AWMM Motor Mechanic/Military AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 17 April 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 21 or HMNZT 22 or HMNZT 23 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM Embarked on the ship “WILLOCHRA” on 17th April 1915 Public - Leighton - Other Relative - 11 September 2015 - Family papers (from my Grandfather's war diary) 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 6.25 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 140 pounds AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM dark brown AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Grey AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM September 1915 admitted, wounded AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM 1916 admitted enteric AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM 29 June 1917, gunshot wounds face, severe France AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Admitted Walton 15 July 1917, GSW cheek slight AWMM Height, WWI AWMM 5' 6.25" AWMM Weight, WWI AWMM 140 lb AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 6 June 1919 AWMM End of period of engagement AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Winifred Helen (nee Cox) Childs.Served 4 years 144 days.Auckland War Memorial Museum Scars on the Heart ,WWI "Life At Anzac "Display. Display item is a diary entry by R. Childs which has the following : 'Sunday: Came out in gully at eight for 24 hours rest. Got New Zealand mail and put the day in reading two Guardians which I got, about a dozen times'. (note: The Guardian is a UK newspaper.)Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 21 July 1915 (enteritis), and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros; to No 1 Stationary Hospital, 3 August 1915; discharged to duty, 6 August 1915.Admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 20 August 1915 (enteritis); embarked on HS 'Caledonian' for England, 20 August 1915; admitted to Duchess of Connaught's Hospital, Taplow, 1 September 1915; transferred to Depot Hospital, Grey Towers, 29 January 1916; discharged to Base Depot, 23 February 1916.taken on strength, 2nd Brigade Training Bn, Sling Camp, 24 August 1916.Proceeded overseas to France, 26 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 13 October 1916.Wounded in action, 12 June 1917, and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 14 June 1917; to No 11 General Hospital, Camiers, 15 June 1917; to England, 15 July 1917, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames.Found guilty, 29 September 1917, of being absent without leave: forfeited 1 day's pay, and 1 day's pay under royal Warrant.Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 6 November 1917.Transferred to NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, 26 December 1917.Found guilty, 15 February 1918, of being absent without leave: forfeited 4 days' pay and 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant.Proceeded overseas to France, 20 March 1918.Transferred to 2nd NZ Entrenching Bn, 28 March 1918.Appointed Temporary Corporal to complete establishment, 25 March 1918; relinquished temporary appointment, 4 August 1918.Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2 September 1918, and posted to 2nd Company.Appointed Lance Corporal, 15 Septem,ber 1918.Detached to Corps School, 13 October 1918.Admitted to 15th Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 19 October 1918.Found guilty, Sling Camp, 30 January 1919, of when on Active Service possessing 3 rounds of revolver ammunition, and violently resisting escort: forfeited Acting Stripe and ordered to pay cost of railway warrant (10/10).Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Kia Ora', 27 March 1919; discharged, 6 June 1919.Total war service: 4 years 144 days (of which 4 years 22 days were abroad)Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal AWMM The 'Guardian' was most likely the 'Ashburton Guardian' which my Grandfather would have received in his mail from New Zealand Public - Leighton - Other Relative - 11 September 2015 - Family knowledge Read more Death About death Contribute › Death6 April 1971 AWMM Ashburton, Canterbury AWMM Date of death6 April 1971 Public - Leighton - Other Relative - 11 September 2015 - Family papers Age at death75 Public - Leighton - Other Relative - 11 September 2015 - Family papers Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery nameAshburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, CBY, NZ Public - Leighton - Other Relative - 11 September 2015 - Family papers Grave referenceBlock 264 ~ Plot 25 ~ RSA Public - Leighton - Other Relative - 11 September 2015 - Family papers Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Reginald Alfred Childs by laying a poppy. Peter Forrester Childs Phillip George Childs Reginald Alfred Childs Reginald Johnston Childs Robert William Childs Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Reginald Alfred Childs 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=21893839 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 123 AWMM NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 18 May 2017Teresa Ashburton New Zealand Direct descendant 11 September 2015LeightonNew ZealandOther 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 Search results Next record Previous record