Charles Chambers BRYCE DCM

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BRYCE, Charles Chambers

Other Name:	Bryce, Charles - WW1 Service Record
Service Numbers:	479, 89
Enlisted:	14 January 1900
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 8 September 1883
Home Town:	Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Selector
Died:	Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 July 1950, aged 66 years
Cemetery:	Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Section 11, Row 7, Plot 26
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 479, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
14 Jan 1900:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 479, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
6 Mar 1901:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 479, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, SS Templemore, Brisbane
5 May 1902:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 479, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Did not embark with 5th QIB in HMT St Andrew at Capetown on 27 March 1902. Remained at Charlestown suffering from enteric fever. Returned to Australia in SS Nineveh, arriving Brisbane 24 July 1904.

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement Private, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked Private, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound left forefinger
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
12 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion
24 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion
24 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion
18 Jun 1917:	Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, For marked initiative and courage at Lagnicourt, France on 15 April 1917 in handling men under heavy artillery and machine gun fire when in charge of a party that took part in a movement resulting in the outflanking of enemy detachments. Later he pushed forward and secured a number of prisioners, eventually reaching the original front line - at all times displaying tireless energy and magnificent courage.
3 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, Gassed
15 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnebl wound right forearm
5 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 9th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Served in both the South African (Boer) war and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 479, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. His older brother, David Bryce, also served in the 3rd QMI in the Boer war. Second service was as a Sergeant S.N. 89, 9th Infantry Battalion, AIF, WW1. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 18 Jun 1917, refer to service history for citation.

When he enlisted in 1901 under his full name Charles Chambers Bryce and was entered in the original nominal roll for the 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, his N.O.K. was recorded as his mother Mrs. Thomas Bryce, Albion, Brisbane.

He enlisted again in 1914 under the name Charles Chambers for WW1 and on his Attestation Paper, dated 22 Aug 1914, it is noted that; he was born at Brisbane and was 31 years 2 months old; he was single and a selector; his N.O.K. was his mother Mrs. Janet Bryce, Old Sandgate Rd, Clayfield; and he had previously served in South Africa.

Charles Chambers Bryce was born on 8 Aug 1883 at Brisbane, a son to Thomas Bryce and Janet Bryce (nee Menzies). He passed at the Mater Hospital on 7 Jul 1950 as the result of injuries sustained when he was struck by a car near the Brisbane Cricket Ground the previous day.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 503; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 7; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).

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