Private

Charles Roland Gumbley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Gumbley, of Fernhill, Hastings, Napier, New Zealand.

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

Service Number: 
25857
Name:
Charles Roland Gumbley
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
02 August 1895
Place of Birth:
Hawke's Bay, Napier,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Laura Gumbley (mother), Post-office, Fernhill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Storekeeper
Employer:
C H Gumbley, Fernhill
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion, 15 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
25 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 64
Vessel:
Devon
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XVI. B. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Charles Roland Gumbley
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