CHARGE, Gilbert Conway
| Service Number: | 5074 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Longueville, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Canister Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lance Cove Longueville Public School WW1 Honour Roll, Lane Cove Great War Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5074, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5074, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney |
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Gilbert Conway CHARGE stated he was born in Hughenden in Queensland in his application for WW1 however he was actually born in England
His birth is registered in December quarter 1894 in Wycombe, England
His parents were Wiliam Walter CHARGE and Ellen Matilda STALLWOOD
He enlisted on 29th December, 1915 with 1st Infantry Battalion
Unit left Sydney on 1st April, 1916 on SS Makarini
Gilbert was killed in ation on 9th April, 1917 in France
His name is listed in the Villers Bretoneux Memorial , France
IN MEMORIAM notice - Sydney Morning Herald 13th April, 1921
CHARGE In loving memory of our dear son & brother Private Gilbert Conway Charge who was killled in action on 9th April, 1917
Inserted by his loving Father & Mother, Brother & Sisters