Charles Cephas COLEY

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COLEY, Charles Cephas

Service Number:	6421
Enlisted:	19 August 1916, Brisbane
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Four Mile, Roma, Queensland, Australia, 14 December 1898
Home Town:	Rosewood, Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Rosewood State School, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, Mont St Quentin, France, 2 September 1918, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot III, Row E, Grave 26
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laidley War Memorial, Muckadilla Harry Murray VC Remembrance Wall, Rosewood Shire Council Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6421, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 6421, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 6421, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney

His Sweetheart

Before he left for the war Charles became betrothed to Clara Marian Richards (1896-1987). Because he never came home she never married.

Submitted 14 February 2021 by Christine Stone

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Charles Cephas COLEY was born at Four Mile, Roma, Queensland on 14th December, 1898

His parents were Philemon Lewis COLEY & Lucy HARLEY

He enlisted in Brisbane on 19th August, 1916 & embarked with the 25th Infantry Battalion, 18th Reinforcements from Sydney on HMAT Demosthenes on 23rd December, 1916

Charles was Killed in Action at Mont St Quentin, France on 2nd September, 1918 and is buried in the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial

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