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CHARKER, Cecil Camden
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 365 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Croydon, New South Wales, Australia, 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Interred on the 14 September 1959. Portion M2, Row 12, Grave 1831 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 365, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 8 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 36th Infantry Battalion, At sea en route to France | |
| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 365, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 365, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 9th Training Battalion, At Tidworth, England | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion, From 36th Battalion via 9th Training Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 365, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left thigh. Invalided to England on the | |
| 13 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 365, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District as medically unfit due wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hubert Charker and Annie Matilda Charker nee Schmit formerly of Brisbane, QLD
Son of Gertrude Eva Charker nee Fox of 'Nevada', Fern Street, Randwick, NSW formerly of 8 Gower Street, Summer Hill, NSW. Cecil and Gertrude were married in Petersham, NSW during 1915
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes as wounded
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal