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William Charles Sefton Moorhouse

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  • Service number
    WWI 29833 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Charlie Public - Keith Charles - Direct descendant - 8 July 2016 - Military history, family knowledge.
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st division Public - ANN ELIZABETH - Direct descendant - 3 March 2016 - by deduction
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 43), Page: 12 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 43), Page: 12 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Charles Sefton AWMM
  • Surname
    Moorhouse AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Charlie Public - Keith Charles - Direct descendant - 8 July 2016 - Military history, family knowledge.
  • Service number
    WWI 29833 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 July 1890 Public source Sydney, Australia Public source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    William Moorhouse (father), William Street, Invercargill South, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Le Quesnoy AWMM
    • WESTERN FRONT Public - ANN ELIZABETH - Direct descendant - 3 March 2016 - from dcm
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st division Public - ANN ELIZABETH - Direct descendant - 3 March 2016 - by deduction
  • Service number
    WWI 29833 AWMM
  • Military service
    charlie moorhouse was awarded the dcm in France for surrounding and capturing a German platoon. Public - ANN ELIZABETH - Direct descendant - 3 March 2016 - from dcm citation and family records
  • 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 Fireman/Military 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, WWI AWMM
    5' 6" AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    22 September 1969 Public source
    Invercargill, Southland Public source
  • 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

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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/R21377085
    Further Reference
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      43: 12 AWMM
    • The Le Quesnoy Campaign research was undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists as part of the development of New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata (Le Quesnoy France). This research project was led by CJ Barbour (NZSG), BI Silvester, HH Farrant (NZMHS) with the support of NZSG volunteers (2022). The individuals included in this research data set were verified as serving in Le Quesnoy. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
08 July 2016Keith CharlesWellingtonDirect descendant
03 March 2016BrianWanaka, NZDirect descendant

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