DALTON, Charles
| Service Number: | 2060 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newton Heath, Manchester, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Woolsorter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium XXXIII A 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2060, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2060, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2060, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 2060, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2060 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William and Mary Dalton; husband of Gertrude A. Dalton of Cumberland Avenue, Clarence Park, Adelaide, South Australia.
HIS MEMORY WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE THAT LOVED HIM
Private CHARLES DALTON, D Company, 39th Battalion, late of/43rd Battalion, husband of Mrs. G. A. Dalton, Clarence Park, late of Hindmarsh, was killed In action in France on October 12. He was previously employed by Foster & Co., Hindmarsh, and he enlisted In July, 1916. He sailed on August 18, and after being wounded had only just returned to France when he made the supreme sacrifice. He was born in Manchester, England, and he had many friends.
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