SUTHERLAND, Charles Tytler
| Service Number: | 296 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Ararat |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Coleraine, Victoria, Australia, 27 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong College |
| Occupation: | Farmer & Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 296, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Ararat | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 296, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 296, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, SN 296, 8th Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Tytler SUTHERLAND was born on 27th July, 1890 at Coleraine, Victoria
His parents were John Downes SUTHERLAND & Margaret Stoddart LAIDLAW
He enlisted on 14th September, 1914 and embarked on the HMAT Star of Victoria with the 8th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron on 25th February, 1915
Charles was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 7th August, 1915 - no known grave
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Lone Pine Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother Robert Laidlaw SUTHERLAND (SN V362391) served in the Army in WW2 and was discharged in 1945
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