Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Cyril Herbert Childs Born 19 November 1891 - Died 20 August 1973 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 6/428 AWMM Also known asTaffy AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 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 ForenamesCyril Herbert AWMM SurnameChilds AWMM Ingoa Also known asTaffy AWMM Service numberWWI 6/428 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth19 November 1891 AWMM Ashburton, Canterbury AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationH. Childs (father), Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 6/428 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body 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 5'7"(1.70 metres) AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Dark AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Pale Blue AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Fair AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death20 August 1973 AWMM Ashburton, Canterbury AWMM 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 Cyril Herbert Childs by laying a poppy. Charles Phillip Dent Childs Clarence Reginald Childs Cyril Herbert Childs Desmond Harry Childs Edith Eugenie Childs Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Cyril Herbert Childs Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21893827 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 123 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 Search results Next record Previous record