Charles Andrew MINNIECE

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MINNIECE, Charles Andrew

Service Number:	3870
Enlisted:	15 November 1915, Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bealiba, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Victoria
Schooling:	Bealiba School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 January 1917
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row F, Grave 27
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Swan Hill War Memorial

World War 1 Service

15 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3870, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 3870, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 3870, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
22 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3870, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bruised hip
6 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3870, 24th Infantry Battalion, Gun shot wound - right hip
7 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3870, 24th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Charles Andrew MINNIECE was born in Bealiba, Victoria in 1886

His parents were David MINNIECE & Margaret Sophia SORRELL who married in Victoria in 1874

He enlisted in Melbourne on 15th November, 1915 & embarked with the 24th Infantry Battalion, 9th Reinforcements on the HMAT Warilda from Melbourne on 8th February, 1916

He was wounded on 22nd August, 1916 & again on 6th January, 1917 and died from his wounds on 7th January 1917

Charles is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, Plot V, Row F, Grave 27

Medals: British War Memorial & Victory Medal

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