Pte. Cecil Houston Challis

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Pte. Cecil Houston Challis

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Parawa, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Death: August 05, 1916 (19)
Trentham Camp, Trentham, Upper Hutt, North Island, New Zealand (World War I: Died while training [Measles and cerebro spinal meningitis]..)
Place of Burial: [Block 1, Section 33.], Athol, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Alfred Challis and Mary Ann Challis
Brother of Alfred James Challis; Henrietta Mary Kirk; Charles Edward Challis; Alice Edith Kitto; Ada Challis and 3 others

Occupation: New Zealand Training Unit, 18th Reinforcements, F Company.
Find A Grave ID: 121323424
Service No: WWI 29548
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Pte. Cecil Houston Challis

Private in NZTU, file number 29548. Son of Mary Challis, of Lumsden, Southland, and the late Alfred Challis. Born at Parawa, Southland.

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. Evening Post (7 August 1916, p. 8).
  3. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohca-cl.html / Ref 5.4.2021
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Pte. Cecil Houston Challis's Timeline

1897
February 27, 1897
Parawa, Southland, South Island, New Zealand
1916
August 5, 1916
Age 19
Trentham Camp, Trentham, Upper Hutt, North Island, New Zealand
August 5, 1916
Age 19
Athol Cemetery, [Block 1, Section 33.], Athol, Southland, South Island, New Zealand