Private

Charlie Appleton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. J. L. Appleton, of Ford St., Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Charlie Appleton was the eighth of twelve children born to John and Josephine Lizzie Appleton and was born on 14th July 1892. He had six brothers and five sisters although the second youngest sister ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/300
Name:
Charlie Appleton
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
14 July 1892
Place of Birth:
Bay of Plenty, Opotiki,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.L. Appleton (mother), Marlborough Street, Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waihau, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. F. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
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