ST. PINNOCK, Charles Clifford Denham
| Service Number: | 518 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 January 1915, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Broker |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 19 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot 1, Row G, Grave 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Grammar School WW1 Fallen Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 518, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 518, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 518, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 31 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Moved to 10th Training Battalion | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 57th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 |
Charles Clifford Denham St Pinnock
From Meg Swann:
103 years ago today, 19/08/1916, our family lost Corporal William Quade SN 1155, 57th Bn. I was so pleased to fulfil a 50 year promise to my beautiful grandfather that I would one day find and visit him, and that I did in June. He was dearly loved, always remembered and will never be forgotten RIP.
Also remembered those who died with him:
Captain Frank Walter Harris SN 67, 57th Bn
2nd Lt Charles Clifford Denham St Pinnock SN 518, 57th Bn
Cpl William Roy Locke SN 3989, 57th Bn
Private Angus MacKay SN 2486, 57th Bn
Private Charles Coad SN 3485, 57th Bn
Private Frederick William Cook SN 4459, 57th Bn
Private Robert Samuel Crawford SN 3486, 57th Bn
Private William Charles Frederick Penna SN 3583, 57th Bn
Private Edmond O'Donnell SN 4559, 57th Bn
Submitted 22 August 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Clifford Denham St PINNOCK was born in Sydney in 1887 according to his war record (no record found on BDM Index)
His parents were Charles Denham St PINNOCK and Annie Lydia BROWN who had married in 1878 in Victoria & then moved to FIJI where all their daughters were born - the family later returned to Australia
Charles was educated at Melbourne Grammar School from 1899 to 1901 - he enlisted in Broadmeadows, Victoria on 6th January 1915 with the 8th Light Horse Regiment who embarked on 25th Feburary, 1915 on the HMAT Star of Victoria
He was badly wounded at The Nek on 7th August, 1915 & spent two months at the Luna Park Hospital at Heliopolis. He was one of the last to leave Gallipoli, remaining behind to hold the trenches until the troops had embarked .
He was Killed in Action on 19th August, 1916 following injuries from an exploding shell which required him to have both legs amputated above the knees - he is buried in Rue Du Bois Military Cemetery in France and is memorialised at the Australian War Memorial - he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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Trove: By private cable message -
News has been received that Lieutenant Clifford D Pinnock has been Killed in Action in France. Lieutenant Pinnock left Melbourne as a Corporal with the 8th Light Brigade & was wounded in the memorable charge of that Regiment in Gallipol in August 15 - on recovering his health he returned to the peninsula and was amongst those chosen to hold the trenches in the final stages of the evacuation. He was recently given a commission in the AIF
He was the only son of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Denham Pinnock of South Yarra
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
CHARLES CLIFFORD DENHAM ST. PINNOCK who was killed in action in France on 20th August 1916 was the son of Mr. Charles Denham St, Pinnock. He was born in 1886 and was at School from 1899 to 1901. On leaving School he went into business and was secretary to James Henty & Co., Melbourne, when soon after war broke out he enlisted as a Private in the 8th Light Horse.
He left for Egypt in February 1915. His troop was training at Heliopolis for some time after arrival and subsequently went to the front on Gallipoli with the Light Horse regiments that had volunteered and been accepted for service as infantry. He took part in the memorable charge of the 8th Light Horse at Lone Pine on 7th August, where he was badly wounded.
He was sent back to Egypt, and was for over two months in Luna Park Hospital, Heliopolis. On being discharged fit for duty in November he at once rejoined his regiment on Gallipoli and was promoted to non-commissioned rank as Sergeant. He took part in the Evacuation of Gallipoli, and was chosen one of the 28 men left behind to hold the trenches till the troops had embarked and
sailed . He vacated the trenches for the shore about 2.30 a.m., and embarked and left for Egypt, arriving there on Christmas Day 1915. In May 1916 he received a commission as 2nd Lieutenant and left with reinforcements for France, where they on arrival were entrained and went direct to the front.
He volunteered to lead a raid on the Germans on Sunday 20th August and had carried the work through successfully. He was almost back safely in the trenches when, seeing a stretcher.
bearer, whose mate had been knocked over, in trouble, he went back to assist him, when a shell killed him, the two stretcher-bearers and a wounded soldier he went back to help get in. His body was recovered next morning, and later on he was buried in a cemetery at the rear of the lines.
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