Charles served for New Zealand in WWI
Date of Voluntary Attestation: 19 Dec 1917
Date of Birth: 7 April 1898
Place of Birth: Leicester, England
Father Born: But?worth, England
Mother Born: Leicester, England
Height: 5 feet 1½ inches
Weight: 117 lb
Complexion: Fair
Colour of eyes: Blue
Colour of hair: Auburn
Any absence from work: Fractured left leg, 11 years agol
Previous service: 9th Mounted Rifles
Religion: C of E
Occupation: Chauffeur
Employer: H. Toogood, c/o East Coast, Masterton
Service No: Private 79226, B Company, 40th Reinforcements
Next Of Kin: Wife, Mrs Phoebe Brown, 337 Queen Street, Masterton
Transferred to Trooper 7.5.1918 with the 43rd Reinforcements
Leave without pay granted until further orders on demob. 17 Nov 1918
Transferred to the 44th, N.Z.E.F. 22 Jan 1919