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DEMPSEY, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 694 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Araluen, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Araluen, Palerang, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt H 97 |
| Memorials: | Araluen Soldier's Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Braidwood Servicemens Club Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 694, 1st Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 694, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 694, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Apr 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Cornelius and Emma DEMPSEY, 10 Orwell Street, Potts Point, New South Wales.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. E. DEMPSEY
DEMPSEY.—At Egypt, Private Charles Dempsey, aged 29 years, died of wounds received in action at the Dardanelles, May 25, 1915, fifth son of the late Cornelius Dempsey, Araluen, and Emma Dempsey, Orwell-street, Potts Point.
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