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CHARLES, Francis John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6260 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ridgeway, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | St Albans Grammar School, The Grocers' Company, Hackney, London, England |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6260, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6260, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6260, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Botanist, Melbourne | |
| 26 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6260, 12th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, Killed in action during the attack on Le Barque, near Bapaume. |
Personal Stories
Scouting Connection
Francis was the District Secretary for West Sydney, New South Wales and is named on the Scout Association's First World War Roll of Honour
https://heritage.scouts.org.uk/explore/scouting-in-the-first-world-war/
Submitted 19 January 2020 by David Oliver
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