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WARD, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1929 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Enlisted: Pontville, Tasmania, Australia. Unit: 9th Battery |
| Last Rank: | Battery Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1 September 1887 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 1929, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted: Pontville, Tasmania, Australia. Unit: 9th Battery | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1929, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1929, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 1929, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked on Transylvania from Alexandria, Egypt to rejoin unit at Gallipoli (9 Nov 1915) | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Saddler Sergeant, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, France | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, 24th Battery, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt | |
| 30 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Battery Sergeant Major, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Temporary Appointment, Belgium. Reverts to Battery Quartermaster Sergeant 1 Dec 1916, France | |
| 13 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Returned to Australia per HT Ulysses from Plymouth for family reasons (his father died). Disembarked Melbourne 12 Apr 1917. | |
| 10 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, 1929, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, 24th Battery, Hobart. |
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