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O'RAFFERTY, Charles Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2528 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1982, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2528, 58th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2528, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2528, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2528, 58th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the left arm and buttock. Embarked for England on 18 May 1917 aboard HS Princes Elizabeth | |
| 2 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2528, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Rafferty and Mary Ann O'Rafferty nee of David Street, Albury, NSW.
In 1914 Charles while underage tried to enlist at the Liverpool Camp, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 31 October 1917 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 30 December 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Charles married Bertha Alice Pettiford in Albury, NSW