Sergeant

Vernon Edward Challis

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Challis, of Invercargill, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3290
Name:
Vernon Edward Challis
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
P.E. Challis (father), Grasmere, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Retreat, Lower Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
23 June 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

2nd Reinforcements
8th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessels:

Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Willochra or Tofua
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. E. 173.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Vernon Edward Challis
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