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KING, Charlie Melvin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3186 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Virginia, South Australia, 15 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nailsworth, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Virginia Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Flers, France, 5 November 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Virginia District WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3186, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3186, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3186, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Adelaide | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3186, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Killed in Action |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE C. M. KING.
Mr. and Mrs. C. King, of Nailsworth, late of Virginia, have been informed of the death of their eldest son. Private Charlie Melvin King. He was killed in action in France on November 5. He spent some time in Egypt and left for France six months ago. He was 24 years of age, and was educated at the Virginia Public school. His boyhood was spent in that district. He was loved by all who knew him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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