GRAVES, Charles Sydney
| Service Number: | 675 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mile End, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 675, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 675, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
From “The Forty-Third” The Story and Official History of the 43rd Battalion A.I.F.
Joined the 43rd Battalion on March 7th 1916.
Left with the original Battalion in June 1916 and landed in France in November that year. He was a famous scout and raider, and went night after night into No Man’s Land, bringing back valuable information. He took part as a volunteer in three successful raids at Frelinghein, Le Bizet, and the daylight raid before Messines attack in June 1917. During the Messines battle he acted as a runner for his Platoon Commander, and it was while on this duty that he was killed. He is buried on the battlefield. Of a bright, cheerful disposition, he was a great favourite and admired for his courage and splendid work on patrols in all kinds of weather.
He was killed on the 10th of June 1917 and his burial place is Sheet 28 U.4.c.8.2.
Note: the Honour Roll in the Official History of the 43rd Battalion (page 214) notes he was KIA on 11th of July 1917
Cemetery or Memorial Details Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
From “The Forty-Third” The Story and Official History of the 43rd Battalion A.I.F. by Capt. E J Colliver MC & Lieut. B H Richardson Rigby Limited 1920. Pages 171, 214, 239
Submitted 23 March 2021 by Greg Sharon