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BAWDEN, Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5354, 5343 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shunter |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Funeral held on 4 May 1956. Private C, Section 8, Row 2, Grave 11. |
| Memorials: | Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5354, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5343, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5343, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company | |
| 22 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5354, 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company, Gunshot wounds to both legs fracturing both femurs | |
| 28 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5354, 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding fracturing of both femurs |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Bawden and Elizabeth Bawden nee Penhalluriack of 7 Spenceer Street, Ballarat, Victoria
During 1932 Charles married Ruby May Polworth in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 on board HT Tarada disembarking at Melbourne on 11 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal