ST CLAIR, Charles Matthew Duncan
| Service Number: | 29160 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1916, Moore Park, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 2 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Private Secretary |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 24 July 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XVI. H. 5A. |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Singleton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Moore Park, New South Wales | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 29160, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 29160, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 29160, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, Third Ypres, Shell wounds to thighs, left elbow and left side | |
| 24 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 29160, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29160 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-07-24 |
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"DEATH OF A GLEN INNES SOLDIER.
On the 8th inst. word was received that another of the Glen Innes boys had fallen in battle, Gunner Charlie St. Clair, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. St. Clair, of this town. Owing to a mix up in the numbers, it was thought a mistake may have been made, and hopes were entertained that our young soldier was still in the land of the living. However, subsequent enquiries proved that the first information was only too true, the young hero having died of wounds at the Base Clearing Station on June 23. The late Gunner St. Clair was only about 24 years of age, and left for England just 12 months ago. He was a very popular young man, and was in the employ of Mr. W. M. Legh, solicitor, as clerk for four years, after which he took up a position at Baroona, near Singleton, for Mr. Dangar, at which place he was engaged when he enlisted. Mr. Legh states that he was one of the finest type of young men it would be possible to find. The news of his death came as a great shock to his aged parents and sisters, to whom we extend our greatest sympathy in the loss of their only son and brother." - from the Glen Innes Examiner 20 Aug 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"ST. CLAIR.- July 24, in France, Gunner Charles Matthew Duncan St. Clair, beloved son of M. J. and C. F. St. Clair, Glen Innes.
ST. CLAIR.- In France, on July 24, Gunner C. M. D. St. Clair, beloved brother of V. J. H. St. Clair." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 01 Sep 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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