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CAIRNS, Charles Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3038 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Seddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rosebud State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial, Rosebud First Australian Imperial Force Contingent Honour Roll |
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World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3038, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3038, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3038, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 12 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, France | |
| 17 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, France | |
| 28 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Belgium | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Honoured Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Third Ypres | |
| 18 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3038, 15th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, RTA 10 June 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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