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Charles Henry Morrall

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 25 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 25 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Morrall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16731 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 12 June 1892 AWMM
    • 12 June 1892 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra New Plymouth, Taranaki Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.A. Morrall (mother), 22 College Street, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 23 September 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16731 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 23 September 1915 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Indent agent/Civilian 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 6 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      173 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      brown AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 6.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      171 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Charles Henry Morrall and Martha Annie (Nee Price)

    Discharged in England

    Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and relinquished temporary appointment of Sergeant.
    Appointed Temporary Corporal, 18 November 1916; relinquished appointment as Corporal, 8 March 1917.
    Transferred to NZ Medical Corps, with rank of Private, 16 March 1917, and attached to NZ Medical Corps, Sling Camp.
    Posted to 4th Field Ambulance, Blackpool, 10 May 1917.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 29 May 1917; attached to II ANZAC Headquarters, in the field, 3 June 1917; detached to 4th NZ Infantry Brigade, 18 June 1917; rejoined 4th NZ Field Ambulance, 18 June 1917.
    Temporarily detached to Corps Central Office, 24 November 1917; rejoined unit, 5 January 1918.
    Joined No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 February 1918.
    On leave to United Kingdom, 4 March 1918. Admitted to Endell Street Military Hospital, London, 22 March 1918 (scrotal swelling); discharged, 23 March 1918; rejoined No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, in the field, France, 4 April 1918.
    Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 20 August 1918 (diarrhoea), and transferred same day to 56th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 21 Casualty Clearing Station, 20 August 1918; to Ambulance Train No 5, 9 September 1918, and admitted to No 3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 10 September 1918; transferred to England, 15 September 1918, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 17 September 1918 (debility); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 3 October 1918.
    Transferred to NZ Army Pay Corps, 5 November 1918, and granted rank of Temporary Corporal.
    Discharged in United Kingdom, 24 July 1919.
    Commenced return to New Zealand, after discharge, on board HT 'Athenic', 5 March 1920. AWMM
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Death

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  • 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

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