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HITE, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 126 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1915, Enlisted in Barcaldine. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Blackall, Queensland, Australia, 9 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1951, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barcaldine Cemetery, Queensland Plot 646, Sect 8 |
| Memorials: | Barcaldine War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 126, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Barcaldine. | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Driver, 126, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Driver, 126, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 126, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 5 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 126, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Wounded in France. | |
| 7 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 126, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 2nd occasion of wounding in France. | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 126, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 3rd occasion of being wounded in France. | |
| 1 Jan 1920: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 126, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Returns to Australia with wife. | |
| 2 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 126, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matthew Whitehead
In 1918 Charles HINTON married Mary Teresa HOPKINS in London, England.