HUNGERFORD, Charles
| Service Number: | 3867 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lake Boga, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Piangil, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Piangil,Victoria, Australia, 31 May 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3867, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3867, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3867, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3867, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW left hand | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3867, 5th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Gunshot wound, left arm and right thigh (femur) | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Menin Road, 'During the operations east of Ypres, 20th/22nd September 1917, Cpl HUNGERFORD was situated on the right and dangerous flank. At all times he displayed great gallantry and coolness. On the 20th September after consolidation, it was ascertained that there was a shortage of bombs. Informing his senior N.C.O.'s he went back through a heavy barrage, halfway to the dump he was blown up by a shell. Although badly shaken he continued his journey to the dump and returned to the line with three boxes of bombs | |
| 11 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3867, 5th Infantry Battalion |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Cpl Charles James HUNGERFORD,
Regimental Number: 3867
Unit name: 5th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Labourer
Address: Piangil, Vic.
Age at Embarkation: 25 years
Enlistment Date and Place: 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic.
Next of Kin: Father, Edmund Thomas Hungerford, Piangil, Vic.
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic., on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll: Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll: 5th Battalion
Campaigns Served: Belgium
War Service/Promotions: Arrived in Serapeum, Egypt, 20 February 1916, then left Alexandria, Egypt, per Briton to join British Expeditionary Forces on 25 March 1916, arriving in Marseilles, France, on 30 March 1916. On 19 April he was sent to the Grenadier Platoon, but remains with his own Battalion. Admitted to No 7 General Hospital, St. Omer, France, on 10 June 1916 with mumps. Discharged to unit on 1 July 1916 and rejoined unit in the Field on 3 July 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal whilst in the Field on 9 August 1916. He was wounded in action for the first time with a gunshot wound to the left hand on 17 August 1916, and admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, France, on 19 August. On 6 October he rejoined unit from wounded. Promoted to Corporal on 1 December 1916. Admitted to hospital with scabies 26 July 1917. Rejoined unit on 15 August 1917. He was wounded in action (2nd occurence), 5 October 1917, and eventually transferred to the 4th General Hospital, Dannes, France, on the same day. Embarked per HS. Pieter de Conick for England - wounded - on 11 November 1917. Admitted to Eastbourne Military Hospital, Eastbourne, England 11 November 1917 suffering from gunshot wound to left arm and right thigh femur, (mild). Transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital in Dartford, England, on 1 March 1918. He did not return to the battlefields.
Fate: Returned to Australia per D8 HT Ruahine, 12 May 1918 for discharge. He married a widow, Laura Davies (nee Ogle), 7 March 1934, Woorinen, Vic.
Place of Wounding: (1) Gunshot wound, left hand, 17 August 1916, Belgium. (2) Gunshot wound, left arm and right thigh (femur), 5 October 1917, Belgium.
Place of Death: 31 May 1973, Piangil, Vic.
Place of Burial: Nyah (Tyntynder North) Cemetery, Nyah West, Vic.
Medals/Citations: Military Medal; 1914/15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
Recommendation: Great gallantry and coolness in keeping up supply of bombs under heavy fire. (East of Ypres 20-22 September 1917)
Recommendation date: 28 September 1917
Award Citation: 'During the operations east of Ypres, 20th/22nd September 1917, Cpl HUNGERFORD was situated on the right and dangerous flank. At all times he displayed great gallantry and coolness. On the 20th September after consolidation, it was ascertained that there was a shortage of bombs. Informing his senior N.C.O.'s he went back through a heavy barrage, halfway to the dump he was blown up by a shell. Although badly shaken he continued his journey to the dump and returned to the line with three boxes of bombs.'
Source: Commonwealth Gazette No 31; Date: 7 March 1918
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