WILEY, Charles Calliope
| Service Number: | 67 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Hughenden, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1 April 1886 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gracemere Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Taroom War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 67, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Hughenden, Queensland | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 67, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 67, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 67, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 67 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Smith
Charles Calliope Wiley was born in Rockhampton, Queensland in April, 1886. He married Maud Mary Brooks on 5 January, 1911 in Mount Morgan, Queensland. Their son, Bryce Wiley, was born on 21 May, 1911 in Rockhampton, Queensland. Maud Wiley died on 15 June, 1912 (presumably during child birth) at Cameron Downs Station, Hughenden, Queensland.
Charles enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 8 February 1915, aged 28 years 10 months. Embarked at Brisbane per A7 "Medic" on 2 June, 1915. Proceeded overseas to France 13 January, 1917 on the "Princess Victoria" from Folkestone, England. Served with the 11th and 2nd Light Horse Regiments at Gallipoli between August and November 1915.
Later transferred to the 49th Battalion B213, 3rd Light Horse Regiment.
Charles Calliope Wiley was killed in action, Ypres, Belgium on 7 June, 1917.
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