Charles Raby ANSTEY

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Service Numbers:	2327, 2327A
Enlisted:	12 August 1915, Lismore, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Tregeagle, New South Wales, Australia, 2 March 1891
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Tregeagle and Lismore Public Schools and Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Etaples, France, 2 July 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension Plot 11, Row T, Grave 10
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll

12 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lismore, New South Wales
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
28 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327, 9th Infantry Battalion
2 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2327A, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2327A awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-02

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9 Battalion

Rank - Private

27 Febraury 1916 - Proceed to join 9 Btn Zetonia

28 February 1916 - Joined Btn at Habeita

27 March 1916 - Proceeding to join B.E.F from Alexandria on board Saxonia

3 April 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles

2 July 1916 - Wounded in action. To hospital with gunshot wound to the ankle resulting in amputation

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Headstone inscription; The loved & only son of Mr & Mrs Anstey of Trefeagle N.S.W. Age 26

Son of Charles and Jane Anstey, of Tregeagle, New South Wales.