Charles Henry BRANSON

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Service Number:	661
Enlisted:	26 January 1917, Darwin, Northern Territory
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Weymouth, England, June 1890
Home Town:	Deeford, Queensland
Schooling:	St Johns School, Weymouth
Occupation:	Labourer/Photographer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 14 October 1918
Cemetery:	St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour

26 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 661, Darwin, Northern Territory
21 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 661, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Jun 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 661, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne
4 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 661, 41st Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Shell wound (multiple)

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