STAINES, Charles
| Service Number: | 467 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1915, An original member of B Company 42nd Bn. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia, 12 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 467, 42nd Infantry Battalion, An original member of B Company 42nd Bn. | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 467, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 467, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 467, 49th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 467 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles Staines came from a broken family, born in 1896 to James and Jenny Staines. The father died when the Charles was an infant and when he enlisted, he gave his next of kin as a guardian, Mr. Green of Paddington Reformatory.
His younger brother Walter Staines also enlisted, and he gave his next of kin as none, and referred to himself as a ‘State boy’. It seems both boys were for some time in the care of guardians or foster parents.
Charles was killed in action near Ypres after almost 12 months on the Western Front. His brother, 5118 Pte. Walter Staines 30th Battalion AIF was killed in action five months later on 19 March 1918, aged 19.
Charles’s birth mother, Jenny Staines, was eventually awarded his war gratuity and medals. His married sister, Janet, received his personal effects.