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CHARLES, Bernard Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1188 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1915, Lismore |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maclean, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sister's of Mercy Convent, Casino, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Coach Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1188, Lismore | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1188, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1188, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 27 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1188, 42nd Infantry Battalion, GSW left shoulder | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1188, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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