Charles Netley CRAMP

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CRAMP, Charles Netley

Service Number:	1712
Enlisted:	16 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Menindee, New South Wales, Australia, 1899
Home Town:	Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling:	Mildura State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 5 October 1917
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XXIII, Row A, Grave No. 20. HIS DEATH WAS AUSTRALIA'S LOSS
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1712, 37th Infantry Battalion
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1712, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1712, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Charles was born on Netley Station near Menindee, New South Wales in 1899 and schooled at Mildura State School, Victoria. His parents lived in Walnut Avenue, Mildura, Victoria.

His remains were found during 1921, identified by his disc, and reburied in the Tyne Cot Cemetery.

His eldest brother, William Henry Cramp, served with the 9th Light Horse and returned to Australia during 1919.

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