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CARTHEW, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Happy Valley, nr Myrtleford, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1882 |
| Home Town: | Ovens, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Woodaja State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer / Grazier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Myrtleford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of late Thomas H and margaret CARTHEW, Ovens Vale, Myrtleford, Vic.
Lieut Carthew fell in the heroic charge of the 8th Light Horse, Aug. 7, 1915. The Brig. Gen wrote: "A splendid fellow in every way, who gained the esteem and admiration of all." O.C. Sq.: "He was beloved by the whole regiment, to which he is a distinct loss; a fine leader; his men declared they would follow him wherever he led."
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