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SOUTAR, Charles Leopold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2047 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kingston, Logan, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Natural causes, Murwillumbah, New South Wales, 7 May 1949 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Brisbane St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Great War Honour Roll (1), Burringbar War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2047, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2047, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2047, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded Corporal, 2047, 58th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW (left thigh) | |
| 7 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2047, 58th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/319875
Charles was born on the 9th January 1890 in Charleville Queensland and died on the 7th May 1949 Chillingham N.S.W. He is buried in Murwillumbah.
His parents were Alexander and Cahterine nee O'Sullivan.
He was living in the Kingston area and working in Bethania at the time of his enlistement. He is listed on the Logan Village Museum Honour Roll for this reason. Any further information would be gratefully received.
Submitted 6 May 2018 by Coralyn Cowin