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Charles Thomas Organ

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Organ, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 93763

Organ, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 93763

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Organ AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 15019 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 October 1888 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    17 October 1888 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Military File
  • Place of birth
    Takaka, Tasman District, Nelson Region. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Military File
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Tarakohe, Golden Bay. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Military File
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Sarah Organ (wife), Tarakohe, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Military File

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 15019 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 Unknown AWMM Cement worker/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Cement Worker - employed by the Tarakohe Cement Works - at Tarakohe, Golden Bay, Takaka District, Ne Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Military File
  • 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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • For photographs (which may be) of Private Charles Organ - in World War 1 military uniform - with his wife Sarah - refer to Nelson Museum Heritage Photograph Collection : Item ref # 93815; 93816; 93817; 93818 & 93763. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Nelson Museum

Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 October 1966 Public Source
  • Date of death
    30 October 1966 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Military File
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Titahi Bay, Porirua, Wellington Region. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 14 May 2017 - Military File
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21382663
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      34: 11 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. 4: Includes portrait AWMM

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14 May 2017Jenifer WairarapaResearcher

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