LINKLATER, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Point Farm, Glenfield, New South Wales, Australia, 17 December 1883 |
| Home Town: | Woollstonecraft, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Wool merchant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 11 June 1917, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Cross, Battle of Messines, Gallant conduct at Messines | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Missing - Killed in Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Kevin Jackson
"...Captain Charles Henry Linklater, 4th (later 33rd) Battalion of Wollstencraft, NSW. A wool merchant prior to enlisting, he initially embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Seang Choon (A49) on 11 February 1915. He was wounded at Gallipoli in July 1915 and moved to Malta for treatment of Enteric Fever. He was repatriated to Australia in September 1915. Having recovered from his illness, he embarked from Sydney aboard the HMAT Marathon (A74) on 4 May 1916. He was reported as "missing" on 11 June 1917 during the battle at Messines, Belgium, aged 33. This was subsequently amended to killed in action on information received from the German Army. For his conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, he was awarded the Military Cross. He has no known grave, and is remembered with honour on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Henry LINKLATER was born on 17th December, 1883 at Point Farm, Glenfield, NSW
His parents were Captain Charles Hay LINKLATER and Mary HUNTER who were both Scottish born & his father was a Master Mariner
Charles married Dorothy Gwendoline BOYD in Sydney in 1912 - one known daughter Dorothy
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