Charles THURGAR

THURGAR, Charles

Service Number: 236
Enlisted: 9 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11th Infantry Battalion
Born: Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, 1887
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Salesman
Died: Died of wounds, At sea on board HMT Seang Choo, Egypt, 29 April 1915
Cemetery: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
Row E, Grave 97 Archdeacon War officiated, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 236, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
2 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 236, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 236, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of E Roberts of 198 Milkwood Road, Herne Hill, London, England. Brother of A.E. Finlayson nee Thurgar of Woodville Road, Woodville SA

Maedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal