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Charles Henery Balsdon

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 70), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 70), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Henery AWMM
  • Surname
    Balsdon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 50538 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 February 1887 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    4 February 1887 Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Force WW1 service papers
  • Place of birth
    Devon England Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Force WW1 service papers
  • Birth notes
    Fa Phillip Balsdon, Bickles Combe Farm, Ilfracombe Devon
    Mo, Ellen?? Balsdon
    Both born in Devon Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Force WW1 service papers
  • Address before enlistment
    Westwood Ho!, Rotorua Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Force WW1 service papers
  • Post war occupation
    Plumber at Rotorua Bath House for Government Tourist Department Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Force WW1 service papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Phillip Balsdon (friend), Bickles Combe Farm, Ilfracombe, Devon, England AWMM
    • Father, Phillip Balsdon, Ilfracombe, Devon, England and
      Mr. Tucker, friend, at Westwood Ho!, Rotorua Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Force WW1 service papers
  • 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 50538 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • British War Medal and Victory Medal issued 1 February 1921 Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Force WW1 service papers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    • 6 Feb 1917 Attested at Rotorua. Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Forces WW1 Service Files
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Three years in NZ at time of Attesting
    A farmer and later bath maintenance at Rotorua, for the Gover Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Forces WW1 Service Files
  • Age on enlistment
    30 years Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Defence Forces WW1 Service Files

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
    Other, WWI AWMM
    Nature of Injury: Haematuria and C.P.D.I. Percent of disability: 40 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): King George V. Hospital, Rotorua AWMM
    • Married Gertrude TUCKER, 24 March 1920
      Died Rotorua 15 Sept 1956
      Bur. Sala Street Cemetery, Rotorua Public - Martyn - Researcher - 4 September 2018 - NZ Genealogical Society records
      NZ BMD records
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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/R22275360
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • The short cut : being a souvenir of the wanderings of "A" Company, 29th Reinforcements, across the two great oceans : Christmas souvenir. [1917]. London: Printed by St. Clements Press. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      70: 22 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer). AWMM

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04 September 2018MartynCHELTENHAM, EnglandResearcher

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