English Māori Charles Cairn Best Born 26 January 1894 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 12115 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Lieutenant Charles Cairn Best, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 2 / F935 48. Image is su … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles Cairn AWMM SurnameBest AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 12115 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth26 January 1894 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Charles Best (father), Riversdale Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 12115 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Cross (MC) AWMM London Gazette 03/06/1918 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Surveyor AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 06 May 1916-21 June 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 52 or HMNZT 53 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia or Navua AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 3rd Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death 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 Charles Cairn Best by laying a poppy. Bertram Stanley Best Cecil John Best Charles Cairn Best Charles Henry Best Charles Hugh Best Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles Cairn Best Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20544384 Further Reference Auckland University College Roll of Honour. http://www.specialcollections.auckland.ac.nz/ww1-centenary/roll-of-honour/search?page=129 Public Web Link FamNet: The Family History Network record page http://famnet.net.nz/login_pages/Cenotaph.aspx?Systemid=C69017 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 31: 19 AWMM A.U.C. roll of honour, 1914 - 1920. MSS & Archives E-2, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services. 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. 1: Includes portrait 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