Charles William VIRGEN

VIRGEN, Charles William

Service Numbers: 194, 492
Enlisted: 16 November 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 42nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 8 November 1879
Home Town: Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Mill hand
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 January 1937, aged 57 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Columbarium 1, Section 3
Memorials: Milton Christ Church Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 194, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry

World War 1 Service

16 Nov 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1
5 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 492, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 492, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
29 May 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 492, 42nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Simeon John Virgen and Mary Ann Virgen nee Gudge of Toowoomba, QLD.

On 27 July 1903 Charles married Annie Antonia Berg in QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 10 April 1917

Medal: British War Medal

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