Charles Edward EMBLEN

EMBLEN, Charles Edward

Service Number: 2026
Enlisted: 25 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: London, England, 2 January 1892
Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Builder's Labourer
Died: Appendicitis & Pylephlibitis, Leaf Military Hospital, Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom, 2 October 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Row Y, Grave 1437,
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

25 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
7 Feb 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2026, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2026, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland

Died on this date – 2nd October…… Charles Edward Emblen was born at Sydenham, Kent, England. His birth was registered as Edward Charles Emblen in the March quarter, 1893 in the district of Lewisham, London, England.

Charles Emblen, (aged 19), along with his parents & 4 younger siblings were passengers on the Irishman which departed from Liverpool, England on 13th September, 1912 bound for Adelaide & Sydney, Australia.

Charles Edward Emblen enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 25th October, 1915 as a 23 year old, single, Builder’s Labourer from Norwood, South Australia.

Private Charles Edward Emblen embarked from Adelaide on HMAT Miltiades (A28) on 7th February, 1916 with 8th Infantry Brigade, 32nd Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 11th March, 1916.

He joined 32nd Battalion on 1st April, 1916 & embarked from Alexandria on 17th June, 1916, arriving at Marseilles, France on 23rd June, 1916.
Private Charles Edward Emblen was wounded in action in France on 20th July, 1916. He was taken to 1st Casualty Clearing Station with a gunshot wound to foot then admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital at Wimereaux on 20th July, 1916. Private Emblen was transferred to No. 1 Ambulance Train then embarked from Boulogne on Hospital Ship St. Denis for England on 21st July, 1916 where he was admitted to Leaf Military Hospital, Eastbourne on 21st July, 1916 with a gunshot wound to foot (slight).

Private Charles Edward Emblen died on 2nd October, 1916 at Leaf Military Hospital, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England from Appendicitis & Pylephlibitis.

He was buried in Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England where 6 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/eastbourne.html

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE C. EMBLEN.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Emblen, of Magill-road, have received news of the death of their son, Private Charles Emblen, who died of illness, following wounds in England on October 2. He was well known and will be mourned by a large circle of friends by whom he was highly respected." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 28 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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