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Charles Horace Couchman

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 55), Page: 24 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 55), Page: 24 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Horace AWMM
  • Surname
    Couchman AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 30685 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 August 1883 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    19/08/1883 Public - Karen - Other relative - 3 September 2019 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Petone Public - Karen - Other relative - 3 September 2019 - Family Papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Rachel Couchman (wife), 13 Cuba Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 30685 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 Driver/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

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
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Charles Horace Couchman was my grandfather, and I have a transcript of his World War 1 diary for 1917 to 1918. The brief but vivid entries detail his service in France and Belgium, leading up to the Battle of Passchendaele. He took part in the storming of Passchendaele Ridge on 12th October 1917 - and survived, though in July 1918 he was wounded in France and eventually repatriated. I plan to post a scan of this diary on the website soon, and I'll be attending the Passchendaele centenary commemorations in Belgium in the week before and after 12th October 2017, to honour the memory of my grandfather, and to represent other descendants of his who are resident in New Zealand and unable to attend.
    Public - Antony Gordon Thain - Direct descendant - 2 October 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/R21897912
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      55: 24 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. 2: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 September 2019KarenOkaihau, New ZalandOther relative
02 October 2017Antony Gordon ThainLeintwardine, Herefordshire, United KingdomDirect descendant

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