DAMEN, Charles
| Service Number: | 287 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914, Enlisted at Frankston, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plush, England, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Frankston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer and Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row L, Grave 12, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frankston Avenue of Honour Memorial, Frankston Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 287, Enlisted at Frankston, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 287, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 287, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- L. Davey of Frankston, Victoria
Next of kin given as his brother George Damen of Acreman Street, Corneabbas, Dorset, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served for about 8 years in the Rifle Brigade
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
287 Private Charles Damen, 7th Battalion. He emigrated to Australia around 1913. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in Melbourne into the Australian Infantry Force (AIF). As part of ANZAC, the AIF landed on the Gallipoli Peninsular on 25th April 1915. Charles was posted missing in action that first day, but was subsequently identified when a mass grave was opened after the war. He is buried in the Lone Pine Cemetery, not far from ANZAC Bay where the landing took place.
He was 33 and next of kin was his mother Silvia Damen of Acreman Street, Cerne Abbas.
He is remembered on the Cerne Abbas War Memorial in Dorset.
The Memorial, standing just over 2 metres high and 1 metre wide, consists of a stone block pillar with three bronze plaques of varying size set into it.There is also a small bronze wreath placed above the World War 1 plaque. The Memorial stands on a square concrete base with flower beds around it and is situated next to the parish church of St Mary’s.
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