Charles Robert James DIGGENS

DIGGENS, Charles Robert James

Service Number: 1689
Enlisted: 4 May 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Willowie, 26 September 1896
Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling: Solomontown Primary School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Suicide, Port Pirie, 1 June 1964, aged 67 years
Cemetery: Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia
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World War 1 Service

4 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1689, 27th Infantry Battalion
23 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 1689, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1915: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 1689, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide
21 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1689, 27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed

Biography written by Rhys Heinrich from Central Yorke School, attached as a document. Winning entry for 2023 Premier’s ANZAC SPIRIT School Prize.