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CHARITY, William George Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2239 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Lyal, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redesdale, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Puchevillers, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 57, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corowa War Memorial, Mia Mia Presbyterian Church Great War Honour Roll, Redesdale Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2239, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 2239, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 2239, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 2239, 2nd Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , Multiple GSW, compound fracture of leg. Died of wounds 25 July at No 3 CCS, France. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
William George Victor Charity is also remembered on the Redesdale Mechanics Institute Honour Roll, Vic.
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Wounded 23 July 1916, transferred to 3rd CCS Puchevillers where he died 25 July 1916 of wounds sustained