ZILLES, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | 6918A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 8 July 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Roman Catholic C, Section 6, Row 1, Grave 5 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Ballarat Avenue of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1917: | Enlisted | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6918A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6918A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 25 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion. Letter A had been added when he was taken on strength with the 21st Battalion. Number now 6918A | |
| 28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6918A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd MIlitary District |
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Charles Henry ZILLES
Regimental number 6918A
Religion Church of England
Occupation Bricklayer's labourer
Address Ballarat, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 18
Next of kin Mother, Mrs H C Zillies, 5 Talbot Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date 16 July 1917
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 21st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/38/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 24th Battalion
Fate Returned to Australia 7 July 1919
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Gustave George Zilles and Hannah Catherine Zilles nee Mitaxa of Talbot Street, Ballarat, Victoria.
Brother of Conrad Gerald Zilles who returned to Australia on 2 July 1919 having served with the 24th Machine Gun Battalion and George Stephen Zilles who returned to Australia on 7 April 1919 having served with the 38th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 7 July 1919 aboard HT Chemnitz disembarking on 5 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal