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LOFTUS, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5618 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Walbundrie, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Walbundrie, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Walbundrie Memorial Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5618, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5618, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5618, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charlie Loftus, who had been wounded at Bullecourt, was reported to have been killed by a piece of shell on the 8 October 1917. His mates remembered him as quiet country boy, from a little town in sourthern New South Wales. He has no known grave.
His brother 1952 Private Rockley Loftus 45th Battalion AIF also served.