BOSWARD, Charles Frederick Richmond
| Service Number: | 958 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1990 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street High School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove II G 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 958, 4th Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 958, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 958, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 14 Aug 1915: | Involvement 958, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 958 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William George and Isabella Hamilton Bosward, of 48, Selwyn St., Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales.
HE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT
Corporal Charles Frederick Richmond Bosward, who died of wounds at the Dardanelles, was the youngest son (aged 25 years) of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bosward, of Selwyn-street, Paddington. Coming to Sydney from Leeton, where he had been employed in the office of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission for the past three years, he joined the 4th Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade A.I.P., and prior to leaving Egypt was attached to battalion headquarters staff as corporal under Lieut. R. J. A. Massie (adjutant). He was well known among sportsmen of Sydney and Leeton.
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