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CHALLIS, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3040 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 December 1916, Enlisted at Geelong |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Foreman |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), France, 18 December 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, France Row B, Grave 35, Maubeuge-Centre Cemetery, Maubeuge, Avesnes sur Helpe, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barwon Heads & District Residents Honor Roll, Connewarre & District Soldiers Honor Roll, Torquay Point Danger War Memorial, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3040, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong | |
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| 19 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3040, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3040, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 14 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3040, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Gunshot wound to the right shoulder and abdomen and evacuated to England on the 18 June 1918 | |
| 17 Dec 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3040, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Shattered leg and foot and fractured arm | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Involvement Private, 3040, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3040 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-12-18 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Harry and Sarah Jane Challis of Verner Stret, South Geelong, Vic.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal