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DUCHATEL, Charles Francois

Service Numbers:	72, NX151300, N35754
Enlisted:	10 February 1941
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	HQ New Guinea Force
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 2 April 1892
Home Town:	Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Associate- Charters Towers School of Mines / Mining & Metallurgical Engineering
Occupation:	Surveyors Assistant
Died:	Scrub Typhus, New Guinea , 21 November 1943, aged 51 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 17. Inscription: "1ST AND 2ND A.I.F. REQUIESCAT IN PACE"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

21 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 72, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 72, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Persic, Sydney
1 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Infantry Brigade Headquarters , Promoted to Captain.
9 Apr 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
4 Oct 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.
11 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 4th Machine Gun Battalion

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Major, NX151300
10 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX151300
14 Aug 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, N35754, Enlisted for war service in the Australian Military Forces (A.M.F.)
21 Nov 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, HQ New Guinea Force, Died of Scrub Typhus, New Guinea.

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