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SEAMONS, Charles Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4313 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murchison, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Murchison, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | McKinnon,Victoria, Australia, 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian section C, Grave 3186 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4313, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4313, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4313, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4313, 7th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the wrist | |
| 22 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4313, 7th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe gunshot wound to the back | |
| 18 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 4313, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Gunshot wound to the right knee. Invalided to England on 30 June 1918 | |
| 7 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4313, 7th 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 Charles Seamons and Rosanna Seamons nee Burney of Murchison, Victoria. Brother of Bertie John Seamons and William Henry Seamons
Returned to Australia on 26 November 1918 aboard HT Runic
During 1920c Charles married Effie Adelaide Trenery in Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal