Major

Arthur James Childs

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. K. H. Childs, of 12, Kawatiri St., Gonville, Wanganui, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/2
Name:
Arthur James Childs
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Henetta Helen Childs (wife), 56 Wills Street, West, Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ashburton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. L. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Arthur James Childs
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