Charles Andrew (Charlie) MCCLUSKEY

MCCLUSKEY, Charles Andrew

Service Number: 2287
Enlisted: 18 June 1915, Shepparton, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Murchison, Vic., 1891
Home Town: Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling: Shepparton State School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 23 February 1917
Cemetery: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Shepparton & District War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

18 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2287, 5th Infantry Battalion, Shepparton, Vic.
25 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2287, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2287, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James and Elizabeth MCCLUSKEY, Hayes Street, Shepparton, Victoria

McCLUSKY - Died of wounds in France on the 28th February, Private C.A. McCluskey (Charlie), third dearly loved son of James and Elizabeth McCluskey, of Shepparton, aged 25 years.

A hero and a soldier brave,
For home and country his life he gave;
Nor shirked his duty, but did his best,
Till God took our hero to give him rest.
In France's lonely hill side, 
Beneath the lonely sod,
There lie our darling Charlie, 
Resting in peace with God. 
— Inserted by his sorrowing parents, sister and brothers.

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