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GRIMMER, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2181, 2191 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 19th Depot Battalion Geelong on 2 nd May 1916 for training |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wickliffe, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Wickliffe, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wickliffe State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanic /Farmer |
| Died: | Age and war related injuries , Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 21 June 1962, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Wickliffe War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2181, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 19th Depot Battalion Geelong on 2 nd May 1916 for training | |
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| 17 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Allocated to 4th reinforcement’s 46th Battalion at Geelong Camp Victoria | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2191, 46th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2191, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the 46th Battalion in the field France | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2191, 46th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), Shrapnel wounds Loss of Left eye Fractured Right Shoulder, Wound in cheek Admitted 3rd London General Hospital 22 May 1917 | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2191, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Left eye removed Shrapnel wound right shoulder and cheek |
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