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SOUTHERN, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1934, 1934A |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, 1 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brunswick East State School |
| Occupation: | Fire fighter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Peronne, France, 18 September 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Doingt, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, East Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigades Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1934, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1934, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1934, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 19 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1934A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1934A awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Henry SOUTHERN was born on 1st April, 1892 in Brunswick, Victoria
His parents were John Henry SOUTHERN and Ellen MATHERSON
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