SEE, Charles
| Service Number: | 985 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, 27 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Bargara, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Sandhills State School (renamed Bargara State School) |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 15 December 1978, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bargara Sandhills Honour Roll, Barolin State School HR, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 985, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 985, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 985, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Wounded Private, 985, 41st Infantry Battalion, GSW (left hand) | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Wounded Private, 985, 41st Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", 2nd occasion | |
| 20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 985, 41st Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"SEE, Charles. Private, No. 985, 41st Batt. Born and educated at Sandhills. Son of James See and Eizabeth (nee Trevor) See, of Sandhills, via Bundaberg. Enlisted at Bundaberg January, 1916, and went into Enoggera Camp. Attached to the 4 1 st Batt. Sailed for England in May, per S.S. "Demosthenes," and arrived in July, 1916, going to Salisbury Plain. Left for France December, 1916, and went into action on the Flanders Front. Through the battle of Messines, where he was wounded and gassed in July, 1917, and was sent to hospital in Hastings (Eng.) He then returned to France, and was again wounded in August, 1918, and sent to hospital in France. Returned to duty, and was in France when the Armistice was signed." - from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Great War (nla.gov.au)
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