Charles William WINTER

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WINTER, Charles William

Service Number:	6081
Enlisted:	10 May 1916, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Railton, Tasmania, Australia, September 1885
Home Town:	Ulverstone, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 7 April 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ulverstone Nietta District Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

10 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6081, Claremont, Tasmania
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6081, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6081, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Sue Guinan

LCpl Charles William WINTER
Born 1885 Railton Tasmania the son of Harry and Martha Winter (nee Blackwell) a farmer he embarked Hobart 8th August 1916 on board “HMAT Ballarat” with the 12th Infantry Battalion.
He was killed in action 6th April 1917 in France and is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.
His brother Pte Phillip Eric Winter (No 3206) was also killed in action in France 6th August 1916 and like his brother with no known grave is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France.

Rev. R. H. Roberts yesterday afternoon conveyed to Mrs. Winter, of Nietta the sad news that her son Pte. Charles Winter had been killed in action (between the 6th and 10th April. Pte. Winter left Tasmania for the front about eighteen months ago and had seen a good deal of active service. Another son, Pte Philip Winter, has not been heard from for about five months, and the uncertainty surrounding him is naturally adding to the family's anxiety.
The North Western Advocate 3rd May 1917

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