STOREY, Charles
| Service Number: | 6638 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beechworth, Vic., 1890 |
| Home Town: | Beechworth, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Customs Officer |
| Died: | At home, 34 Glencairn Street, Coburg, Vic. , 18 August 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Beechworth Christ Church Honour Roll, Beechworth Shire WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6638, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6638, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6638, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert and M Storey, Dingle Road, Beechworth, Victoria
Mr. Charles Storey, who had been in ill-health for the past twelve months, died on Wednesday. Mr. Storey was an inspector of customs, and with the formation of the division of import procurement when over as inspector in charge of the licensing branch. He was a prominitent member of the Moreland Bowling Club. He was 53 years of age. He leaves a widow and twelve children.
The death of Mr Charles Storey took place at his home, 34 Glencairn st. Coburg, at the age of 53 years. He was the fourth son of the late Mr and Mrs Robert Storey, of Dingle Road., Beechworth. He was Inspector of Customs in Melbourne for many years, and is survived by his wife (nee Miss Kathleen Roper), and family of 12 children : Charles, Geoff (RAAF.). Kathleen, Morris, Nancy, Shirley, Robert, Eileen, Heather, Helen, Louise and John. Mr Storey served with the 39th battalion, AIF., in the last war. His brothers, James, Matthew and George, and sister (Mrs C. H. Ahrens) predeceased him. One brother, Robert, is in the Postal Department in Sydney, and his sisters, Mrs Stephens and Madge, live in Melbourne.