FORTT, Charles
| Service Number: | 2367 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Petherton, Somerset, England., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Tinamba, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Board School, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 24 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 14, Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2367, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2367, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2367, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2367 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
South Petherton is a very large village / small country town and civil parish on the River Parrett in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) east of Ilminster and 5 miles (8 km) north west of Crewkerne.
The Australian town Tungkillo, South Australia was formerly called South Petherton.
He was 21 and the son of Richard and A. Fortt, of Bridgeway, South Petherton, Somerset, England.
Births Jun 1896 Fortt Charles Edward Yeovil 5c 403
Enlisted April/May 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915-he was then aged 20.
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal
He is honoured on the South Petherton War Memorial.
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