Second Lieutenant

Charles Arnold Spriggs

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Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of M. D. and C. J. Spriggs, of Napier; husband of Elsie Olive Spriggs, of Wellington, New Zealand.

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

Service Number: 
25/69
Name:
Charles Arnold Spriggs
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Matthew Spriggs (father), Shakespeare Road, Napier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Cabinetmaker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 October 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Charles Arnold Spriggs
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