MCGEE, Charles
| Service Number: | 4338 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ross, Tasmania, Australia, January 1874 |
| Home Town: | Avoca, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 3 August 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Municipality of Ross Roll of Honour, Ross War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4338, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4338, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4338, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 13 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4338, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From The Museum at The Tasmanian Wool Centre
Pte CHARLES McGEE SRN 4338
Charles was 41 when he signed up with the 12th Battalion in September 1915. He sailed from Fremantle in January 1916 and arrived in France (via Egypt) in June. In July he was appointed to the rank of Gunner with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade and posted to the 39th Battery.
In October 1918 he was invalided to England with rheumatic pain in his legs. He was found to be medically unfit for general service and discharged, returning to Australia in 1919.
Charles died in Launceston in 1942.
Charles' story is part of our exhibition: Our Grateful Thanks and Loving Remembrance, a moving and deeply personal exhibition remembering the soldiers whose names are immortalised on the Ross War Memorial.
http://www.taswoolcentre.com.au/…/new-exhibition-at-the-tas…
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