ARMSTRONG, Charles Ernest
| Service Number: | 12237 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF) |
| Born: | Chewton, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 12237, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement 12237, 3rd Motor Transport Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked 12237, 3rd Motor Transport Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, France | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), France | |
| 20 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 12237, Mechanical Transport Companies (AIF), RTA 10 July 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
12237 mechanical Transport Driver (Dvr) Charles Ernest Armstrong was a motor driver from Prahran, Victoria prior to enlistment.
Dvr Armstrong embarked with 1st Reinforcements, 3rd Divisional Supply Column from Melbourne on HMAT Persic on 3 June 1916.
He later served in France with the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Sub Park before rejoining his original unit. He returned to Australia on 18 July 1919.
Source: AWM
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
12237 mechanical Transport Driver (Dvr) Charles Ernest Armstrong was a motor driver from Prahran, Victoria prior to enlistment.
Dvr Armstrong embarked with 1st Reinforcements, 3rd Divisional Supply Column from Melbourne on HMAT Persic on 3 June 1916.
He later served in France with the 3rd Divisional Ammunition Sub Park before rejoining his original unit. He returned to Australia on 18 July 1919.
Source: AWM
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