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FOSSEY, Charles Vere
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4781 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockbank, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Dalmalee, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mount Cottrell School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farm Larbourer |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries). Bomb wounds to the hand and legs, 2nd London Casualty Clearing Station, France, 25 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte Plot 11, Row K, Grave 11. Headstone inscription reads: Lead kindly light thou me on, Grove Town Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ellam Roll of Honor, Jeparit Ellam School & Distrcit Roll of Honor Great War, Melton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4781, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4781, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4781, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4781, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Enlisted and served as Charles Vear Fossey
Son of William Alfred Fossey and Maria Fossey nee Quaile of St Kilda, Victoria. Brother of Arthur JohnFossey who returned to Australia on 8 April 1918 having served with the 32nd Battalion, Eva Mary Fossey, Lena Florence Fossey, Alfred Thomas Edward Fossey, Ada Sophia Fossey who was later named as next of kin, Walter Ernest Fossey, Mabel Victoria Fossey, George Clyde Fossey who was killed in action on3 May 1917 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial and Elsie Vera Fossey
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal