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CHARLES, Bernard Wallace

Service Number:	1188
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, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

4 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1188, Lismore
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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