Charles Henry SUMMERS

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Service Number:	585
Enlisted:	7 March 1916, Enlisted Launceston Tasmania allocated to 40th Infantry Battalion at Claremont Camp Tasmania on 1st May 1916.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Youngtown, Tasmania, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Youngtown, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Youngtown State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Natural Causes , Footscray, Victoria, Australia , 10 November 1971, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Lawn Section Williamstown Cemetery’s Victoria
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

7 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 585, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Launceston Tasmania allocated to 40th Infantry Battalion at Claremont Camp Tasmania on 1st May 1916.
1 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 585, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916:	Embarked Private, 585, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
23 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion, Deployment to France with Battalion as part of 3rd Infantry Division support to BEF operations
13 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Wounded in Action Blown Up / concussion,severe bruising evacuated to Depot for treatment and convalescence
4 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Detached to 10th Infantry Brigade Headquarters France for duty ex 40th Battalion.
30 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 6th MD Hobart Tasmania medically unfit debility Post Influenza Returned on HT Medic on 27th May 1919

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Resided

Upper High Street Launceston Victoria (10th September 1918).

Late of 64 Bunbury Street Footscray Victoria (15th May 1924).