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BALDWIN, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | 1367 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia, 3 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Mannanarie Roll of Honor WW1, Peterborough Public School Honour Board WW1, Peterborough War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1367, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 14 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1367, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1367, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father Charles BALDWIN (b. 27/7/1863 Western Flat, SA - 18/9/1946 Port Pirie, SA)
Mother Elizabeth BALDWIN (nee SCHNAARS b. 31/10/1872 Handorf, SA - d. 26/10/1938 Port Pirie, SA)
Siblings:
May SAINT b. 18/5/1893 Yongala, SA - d. 2/11/1982 Port Pirie, SA
Wiliam James BALDWIN b. 29/12/1894 Western Flat, SA - d. 6/9/1964 Prospect, SA)
m. Florence Pearl Ellen BALDWN (nee SMITH b. 1901)
Thomas Edward BALDWIN b. 12/9/1896 Oodla Wirra, SA - d. 21/8/1975 Port Pirie, SA
m. Cora BALDWIN (nee MOCOCK)
Agnes SMITH (nee BALDWIN) b. 5/7/1900 Petersburgh, SA - d. 12/1/1975
m. Ernest Edwrd SMITH b. 1895
George Victor BALDWIN b. 6/11/1904 Petersburgh, SA - d. 24/4/1974 Port Pirie, SA
m. Irene Margaret BALDWIN (nee ROACHOCK)
Frederick Arthur BALDWIN b. 2/4/1907 - d. 23/4/1907 Petersburgh, SA
Amy Margaret SMITH (nee BALDWIN) b. 11/7/1908 Petersburgh, SA - d. 27/6/1987 Port Pirie, SA
m. Albert Edwin SMITH
Gwenoth Naomi ATKINSON (nee BALDWIN) b. 17/4/1913 Petersburgh, SA - d. 16/6/1992 Adelaide, SA
Audrey Ruth COLLINS (nee BALDWIN) b. 17/4/1913 Petersburgh, SA - d. 1997
Biography
Rootsweb ID: I291179 Birth record: 3 Dec 1891 in Petersburg, (Now Peterborough), SA
Father
Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Baldwin, Dawson Road, Petersburg, SA
Previously served with 17th Light Horse, at Jamestown, SA.
On enlisting Charles was 23 yrs 6 mths old; 5' 8" tall; 159 lbs; fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; single; Methodist; lived with parents at Dawson Road, Petersburg, SA
12/6/1915 enlisted at Keswick, SA
as a Private with 1st Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 10th Reinforcement
14/9/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A70 Ballarat
6/12/1915 admitted to 3rd Auxillary Hospital, Helipolis - Influenza
11/4/1916 returned to Australia onboard HT Runic, from Suez, Egypt
28/6/1916 discharged from service
Medals: 1914/15 Star (8512); British War medal (5273); Victory medal (5227)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 25/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA - for her information.