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QUELCH, Charles Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 530 |
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Enlisted: | 13 November 1915, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Barraba, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Barraba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 111, Row H, Grave 16. Headstone inscription reads: His life for ones he loved |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barraba Public School Great War Roll of Honor, Barraba War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
13 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 530, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW | |
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4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 530, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 530, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
16 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion, From 33rd Battalion | |
5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 530, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the chest. Embarked for England on 16 May 1917 aboard HS St. David | |
24 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions | |
22 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
18 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 530, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 530 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Charles and Christina Quelch of Barrabra, NSW.
Charles address at the time of enlistment was 'Rocky Creek', Bingara, NSW.
Next of kin given as his brother Edward Archilbald Quelch of 'Darthula', Coroda via Barraba, NSW.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal