WOLLIN, Charles Arthur
| Service Number: | 1754 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Healesville, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Healesville, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Healesville State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | New Zealand, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Healesville Avenue of Honour, Healesville State School No 849 Honor Roll, Healesville WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1754, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1754, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
DCM (official account)
24th Battalion AIF
Private Charles Wollin
Action for which commended:
At Ville-Sur-Ancre (near Albert) on 14th June, 1918, Private Charles Wollin volunteered as a stretcher bear to a raiding party of 15. Soon after zero (hundred hours), the second stretcher bearer in his part became a casualty.
Single handed and under heavy rifle fire, and M. G. fire, Wollin carried back to the front line trench two killed and three wounded men.His action extended over a period of four hours.
At day break, this stretcher bearer was seen in NO MAN'S LAND, in full view of and under heavy fire from the enemy, attending to two wounded men, who he eventually brought in. The heavy crops in NO MAN'S LAND rendered the finding of wounded difficult, and necessitated his searching for casualties at times right up to the enemy wire.
Recommended by:
Brigadier General J. Paton Cmdg. 6th Australian Infantry Brigade
Signed:
C. Rosenthal. Maj. Gen'l. Cmdg. 2nd Aus. Divn.
Signed:
J. Monash. Gen'l. Cmdg. Aus. Corps.
Submitted 17 June 2015 by Chris Hughes Hughes
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