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SAMWAYS, Charles Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2397 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | London, England, , July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Strathmore, Victoria, Australia, 1977, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria R K Evans Gdns. Rose Positions, Garden Bed 1, Position 31 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2397, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 22nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to right foot and hip. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 19 November 1917. | |
| 19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, Ville sur Ancre | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Motor Transport Company, France | |
| 13 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 2nd Motor Transport Company, RTA 29 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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