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Charles Birch

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 57), Page: 28 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 57), Page: 28 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Birch AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 36944 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    31 October 1892 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs C. Birch (wife), Waikino, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Le Quesnoy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 36944 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
      For conspicuous courage and good work. He was one of a light trench-mortar gun team in the attack on Le Quesnoy on the 4th November, 1918. He went forward and located a machine-gun which was holding up the advance, enabling the remainder of his gun team to blow out the gun and thus allow the advance to proceed. He, with one other man, then made a daring reconnaissance of the locality from which the machine-gun had been firing and captured and brought in an enemy officer and 27 other ranks. London Gazette 12 March 1919, p3392 Citation, London Gazette 2 December 1919, p14913 AWMM
    • Victory Medal AWMM
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • Citation for DCM : He was one of a light trench-mortar gun team in the attacks on Le Quesnoy on the 4th November 1918. He went toward and located a machine gun which was holding up the advance, enabling the remainder of his gun team to blow up the gun and thus allow the advance to proceed. He with one other man, then made a daring reconnaissance of the locality from which the machine gun had been firing and captured and brought in an enemy officer and twenty seven other ranks. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 2 March 2023 - New Zealand Archives : Text for image (see gallery) R24184316

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 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
  • 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/R22311337
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • 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
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      57: 28 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
    • 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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02 March 2023JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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