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We remember Charles Risk
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Timeline
Timeline
1889
1914
employment
Labourer
H Hawes
Conical Hills, Tapanui
New Zealand
Source:8005133
24th August 1914
1914
enlistment
Tapanui
New Zealand
Source:8005133
24th August 1914
1914
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Trooper
9/197
Otago Mounted Rifles
Main Body
Source:8005133
24th August 1914
1914
location
Conical Hills, Tapanui
New Zealand
away from home address
Source:8005133
24th August 1914
1923
dates
Age 33
Source:8005133
21st February 1923
theatres
Egypt :4
Source:8005133
theatres
Gallipoli :2b
Source:8005133
1923
death
War Related Sickness
Trooper Charles Risk contacted typhoid at Gallipoli in 1915. He also developed Tuberculosis on active service in Gallipoli.
Kelso
New Zealand
Source:8005133
21st February 1923
burial
Nevis Valley, Central Otago
New Zealand
Source:8005133
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Charles |
| Initials | C |
| Last Name | Risk |
| Source | 8005133 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conical Hills, Tapanui | New Zealand | away from home address | known 24th August 1914 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 9/197 | Otago Mounted Rifles | Main Body | Trooper |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Risk | father |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1914-08-24 | Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland |
Media
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Chief of the NZ Defence Force Lieutenant Rhys JoneUnveiling of a plaque on the grave of Trooper Charles Risk #9/197 in the Nevis Cemetery, Central Otago NZ during December 2012.
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Chief of the NZ Defence Force Lieutenant Rhys Jone | Gerald98528 | |
| Headstone Trooper Charles Risk #9/197 | Gerald98528 |
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