MONTEATH, Charles Duncan
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 21 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | 1964, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 22 Sep 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles Duncan Monteath was the son of the Albert Park Rowing Club’s president. He followed his brother and father into the club, serving as its Treasurer for two years. ‘Chappie’ Monteath competed in maiden races from 1910 to 1912, winning a pair, four and eight. The following season, he progressed to junior races, winning a pair and a four. He was one of the most conspicuous figures in metropolitan Melbourne rowing circles.
Monteath was 26 when he enlisted during May, 1915 as a second lieutenant in the 25th Battalion. He embarked in Brisbane, where he had been working as an accountant for two years. He was awarded the Military Cross in August 1916 for “Conspicuous ability in leadership and personal gallantry at Pozieres”. He had led the very first attack by the Australians against Pozieres when on 21 July 1916, he led a platoon of bombers against a German strongpoint in Pozieres. In June 1917 he qualified as an instructor in musketry at Tidworth, and was promoted to Captain. He returned to his battalion in September, and one year later was wounded in action and invalided to England. ‘Chappie’ Monteath returned to Australia during November 1918, after receiving a gunshot wound to the chest.
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