LA NAUZE, Charles Andrew
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mauritius, 16 September 1882 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Royal College, Mauritius |
| Occupation: | Accountant, Western Australian Bank |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 28 June 1915, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot II, Row G, Grave 8 |
| Memorials: | Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Geraldton Rowing Club Honour Board, Kalgoorlie Boulder 84th Infantry Goldfields Regiment Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 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 Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 26 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Captain, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-06-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Andrew LA NAUZE was born on 16th September, 1882 in Mauritius
His parents were Andrew LA NAUZE and Grace Blanche HODGSON
He arrived in Australia with his parents when he was 16 years old & held a Commission in the Australian Defence Force since 1905
Charles married Lily Rose ATKINS in 1911 in Western Australia and had two children, Andrew & Grace.
He previously served in the 1st Battalion, Victorian Infantry Brigade and the 5th Australian Infantry Regiment (Reserve of Officers) then the Goldfields (later renamed the 84th Infantry) as a Lieutenant, before he enlisted on 25th August, 1914 as a Lieutenant with the 11th Battalion, F Company which embarked from Fremantle, WA on HMAT Ascanius on 2nd November, 1914
Charles was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 28th June, 1915 and is buried in Shell Green Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial.
Inscription on his headstone reads: "BELOVED"
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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Story from the West Australian Newspaper, Perth 13th July, 1915 page 8
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES
CAPTAIN C.A. LA NAUZE.
Captain Charles Andrew La Nauze who is reported killed in action , was one of the many goldfields officers who hastened to offer their services when Australia decided to despatch troops to assist the Mother Land.
Born in 1882, he secured a Lieutenancy in the 1st Infantry Battalion (Victoria) just 20 years later and he joined the 5th Australian Infantry Regiment in 1903.
In 1905 he was transferred to the reserve of officers, but in 1912 he was appointed to a second lieutenancy in the 84th (Goldfields) Infantry regiment and a promotion to the rank of Lieutenant followed a few months later
He joined the 11th Battalion in August last as a Lieutenant and was given charge of a platoon in C Company. Subsequently after the departure of the force from Western Australia he was promoted to a Captaincy
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OBITUARY
DEATH LA NAUZE - Killed in action at the Dardanelles on June 28th, 1915. Captain Charles Andrew La Nauze, beloved husband of Lily from Boulder, WA ,eldest son of Andrew La Nauze, Melbourne and late of Mauritian Government , and grandson of Major Hodgson of HM 8th Royal Hussars and Major La Nauze of 1st Indian Light Cavalry
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