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MEFFERT, Charles Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1610 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 December 1914, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Curramulka, South Australia, 29 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Streaky Bay, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 16 August 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial, Streaky Bay War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1610, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Oaklands, SA | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1610, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1610, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1610, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound right eye | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 10th Battalion to the 50th Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1610, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1610 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Godfriedt Meffert and Anna (Minnie) Wilhelmina Elizabeth Meffert nee Brandis of 299 Currie Street, Adelaide, SA. Brother of Mary Ann Meggert, Minnie Meffert, Fredrick Meffert and Johannah Meffert,
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal