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Charles Herbert Nailer

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 49), Page: 14 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 49), Page: 14 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Herbert AWMM
  • Surname
    Nailer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 35123 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 December 1889 AWMM Swansea, Tasmania AWMM
    Australia AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 John Nailer (father), Saint Mary's, Tasmania, Australia AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
      London Gazette 3 June 1919, p6864, Citation, London Gazette 11 March 1920, p3135. "For gallantry and devotion to duty. On 25th October 1918, when the battalion was holding the Beaudignies-Le Quesnoy section, he was engaged in taking rations forward to the front-line companies. He delivered the rations, and then returned and hitched his team to a water-cart, and took it forward to the fighting troops, who were at that time short of water." AWMM
    • Victory Medal AWMM
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Bushman/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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 June 1951 AWMM
    Christchurch, 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

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  • Rest In Peace granddad, very proud of you. Sandie xx
    Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 10 October 2021
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  • You died before I was born, but you're not forgotten. We are so proud of your bravery. xxMiMi
    Public - Maria - Direct descendant - 25 April 2017
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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/R21379286
    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
      p. 189 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      49: 14 AWMM
    • Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia. 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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10 October 2021Sandra New ZealandDirect descendant
25 April 2017Maria Petone, Lower HuttDirect descendant

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