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GREAVES, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 559 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Thames, New Zealand, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea (HS Delta), 9 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 559, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 559, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 559, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 559, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 559 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Brother of Wiliam A. GREAVES, Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
Charles was wounded in action at Gallipoli, 6-7 August 1915 and admitted to the Hospital Ship 'Delta' with gun shot wound, andleft arm amputated on 7 August 1915. He died of wounds (gangrene) on 9 August 1915 and was buried at sea between Anzac Cove and Alexandria.