DERHAM, Charles Alfred Melbourne
| Service Number: | V354829 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Vic., 13 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Branch Inspector |
| Died: | March 1959, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Remains collected |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 18 April 1918 on page 847 at position 23 London Gazette 1 January 1918 on page 51 at position 8 |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Mar 1943: | Enlisted V354829 | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement V354829 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
C. A. M. DERHAM enlisted on 3rd March and embarked as Lieutenant in 29th Battalion on 10th November 1915. He arrived in Egypt on
12th December and upon transfer to France took part in the Battle of Fleurbaix and the Somme Campaign in 1916-17 being promoted to
Captain on 6th September 1916 and being wounded on 2nd March 1917 in face and hand and remaining a casualty for three months. In
the latter part of 1917 he took part in third Battle of Ypres including the Battles of Polygon Wood and Passchendaele and was on 1st January 1918 awarded M.C. In 1918 he took part in the Battle of Amiens, the advance to Hindenburg Line and the Breaking of it and the Battles of Bellicourt, Nauroy and others up to Armistice. After Armistice his 29th Battalion became merged into 32nd Battalion. He returned to Australia on 31st May and his appointment was terminated on 23rd July 1919.
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