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MCLEAN, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4239 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bangerang, Victoria, Australia, 2 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bangerang, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bangerang State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4239, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4239, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4239, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles's older brother 4238 Pte. Alexander McLean was killed in action within minutes of one another at Pozieres on 25 July 1916. Age 23. They enlisted the same day and had consecutive regimental numbers in the 5th Battalion AIF.
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