Charles Albert MOREL

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Service Number:	3578
Enlisted:	12 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia , 8 June 1897
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Willoughby Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 February 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Willoughby Old Boys Honour Roll

12 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3578, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW
12 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3578, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
12 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3578, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney
12 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3578, 13th Infantry Battalion, Shell Wounds to the right thigh. 16 August 1916 - invalided to England
4 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3578, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3578 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-04

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Son of Paul and Mary Morel C/- Mr Lyons Boatsheds, The Spit, Mosman, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal