English Māori Charles Herbert Colechin PDF Key details Service numberWWI 52578 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Artiliary Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Military Personal File, National Archives. Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War 1 Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Military Personal File, National Archives. Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 67), Page: 39 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCharles Herbert AWMM SurnameColechin AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 52578 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth7 October 1893 Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - NZ Birth Index 1840-1950 Place of birthChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - NZ Birth Index 1840-1950 Birth notes Address before enlistment214 Lincoln Road, Christchurch, New Zealand Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Family Papers Post war occupationAccountantant Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Family Papers Next of kin on embarkationCharles Edward Colechin (father), 214 Lincoln Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusSingle Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Family papers Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War 1 Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Military Personal File, National Archives. Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Artiliary Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Military Personal File, National Archives. Service numberWWI 52578 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ TransfersJoined the NZ 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery 18/11/1917 Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Military Personal File, National Archives. After being injured with a GSW and recovering he was transferred to 4th Batn 3rd NZ Rifles 24/2/1918 Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Military Personal File Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsAwarded First prize in 200 Yards deliberate rifle shooting competition in Dellbruck, Colgne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Presented to him by the R.H. Prince Of Wales. Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - Watch Inscription. Deliberate Rifle Shooting Competition was held on January 18, 1919. Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - Watch Inscription. Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingFined as per The Defence Act for not turning up to Parade Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19130614.2.29 Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Bookseller's assistant/Civilian AWMM 15 January 1917 Christchurch Public - Brent - Other Relative - 22 April 2015 - Military Personal File 28th Reinforcement Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SUNCH19170412.2.72 Parading of the colours and departure for Wellington from King Edward Barracks April 12 1917. Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19170412.2.33 The Magistrates Court yesterday (Mr .• T. A. B. Bailey presiding) was occupied for-some time with th Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19130614.2.29 Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment22 Public - Brent - Other Relative - 22 April 2015 - Military Personal File 23 and 3/12 Public - Brent - Other Relative - 22 April 2015 - Miiltary File Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 12 June 1917 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 86 or HMNZT 87 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM Reinforcements G Company (part) AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Charles Herbert Colechin was wounded while on a working party for the 1st NZ Light Trench Mortar Batteryon Dec 10th 1917. His GSW was treated in France and he was transferred to the 3/NZ (Rifle) Brigade in Feb 1918. Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 4 October 2016 - Military Personal File and "Living with High Explosives" Keith Sloane Sloane Books NZ Birkenhead 2014 ISBN 978-0-473-27904-2 Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death24 July 1969 Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - NZ Cemetry Records, 1800-2007 Age at death75 Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - NZ Cemetry Records, 1800-2007 Place of deathChristchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - NZ Cemetry Records, 1800-2007 Cause of deathHeart Attack Public - Brent - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - NZ Cemetry Records, 1800-2007 Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Charles Herbert Colechin by laying a poppy. Thomas Roland Colebrook Frank Ernest Coleby Charles Herbert Colechin Frederick George Colechin David Roderick Colello Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Charles Herbert Colechin Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21895899 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 67: 39 AWMM Sloane, K. (2014) Living With High Explosives, The 1st NZ Light Trench Mortar Battery, 1916-1918. Public - Keith - Researcher - 10 April 2015 - Military History Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 04 October 2016BrentAucklandDirect descendant The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. 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