Charles Schlater BRITTENDEN

BRITTENDEN, Charles Schlater

Service Number: 90
Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Christchurch, New Zealand, 1893
Home Town: Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales
Schooling: West Christchurch High School, New Zealand
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, 22 May 1915
Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 7 Chaplain W. McKenzie officiated Headstone inscription reads: Who dies if England lives
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 90, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
20 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 90, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 90, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Edward and Kate Brittenden of 73 Shakespeare Road, Christchurch, NZ. In 1921 Edward was residing in Brisbane, QLD

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

Previously served with the NZ Territorial Forces