Charles James Drysdale

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Herbert Drysdale, of Herne Bay, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

KAWAKAWA, Thursday. At the inquest into the death on September 18 of Gunner Charles James Drysdale. aged 19, son of Mr. Charles Drysdale. wine and spirit merchant, of Auckland, the verdict was that it was due to heart disease, possibly accentuated by influenza. Members of the same unit as deceased said that after a 200-yard run they rested. It was noticed that Drysdale was not with the party. He was seen lying unconscious on the side of the road. Artificial respiration was applied until he was conveyed by an army truck to a doctor, but he died.

AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 227, 25 SEPTEMBER 1942, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

1/16/273

Name:

Charles James Drysdale

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

18 September 1942

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hillsborough Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Area 12, Block A, Grave 450.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand