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GUEST, Charles Collingwood
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2649 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Werribee, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot V, Row ZZ, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cocoroc Employees of the Metropolitan Farm Roll of Honor, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works Employees Ass. Pictorial HR, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor, Werribee St Thomas' Church of England Honor Board, Werribee War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2649, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2649 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Collingwood GUEST was born in Collingwood, Victoria in 1880
His parents were George GUEST & Jane GLASGOW
He enlisted in Melbourne on 16th July, 1915 and embarked with the 23rd Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on the HMAT Ulysses on 27th October, 1915
Charles was Killed in Action in France on 30th January, 1917 and is buried in the Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE
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