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VASSIE, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 18674 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | London, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 7 September 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Section. Lawn 4, Row 6, Grave 46 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 18674, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Aug 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 18674, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 18674, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 19 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Field Company Engineers, In France. | |
| 18 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 18674, 1st Field Company Engineers, Gassed. Transferred to England on 25 March 1918 aboard HS Ville de Liege | |
| 19 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 18674, 1st Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Florence May Vassie of Bennett Street, Bondi, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 September 1919 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 25 October 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal