GLENCROSS, Charles Frederick
| Service Number: | 2381 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wigan, Lancashire, England, 1 January 1878 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wegan Grammar, Lancashire, and Manchester University, England |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Wound to head, 1st London General Hospital at Camberwell, London, England, United Kingdom, 6 October 1918, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wigan Cemetery Wigan Cemetery (B. C.E. 202), Lancashire, Wigan Cemetery, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Municipality of Waterloo Roll of Service No. 3 |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2381, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2381, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2381, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 15 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2381, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW Right hand, shoulder (slight) | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2381, 13th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to head, penetrating DOW 1st London General Hospital at Camberwell, London, England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 6th October.....Private Charles Frederick Glencross was born at Wigan, Lancashire, England in 1878.
Charles Glencross was a passenger on Drayton Grange which had departed from Liverpool, England on 3rd March, 1906. He had contracted to land at Wellington, New Zealand.
The 1913 Australian Electoral Roll for the division of Redfern, NSW listed Charles Glencross, Joiner, of 149 George Street.
Charles Glencross enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 8th June, 1915 as a 37 year old, single, Carpenter from Waterloo, Sydney, NSW.
Private Charles Glencross embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Shropshire (A9) on 20th August, 1915 with the 13th Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements. He proceeded to join the B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) from Alexandria on 1st June, 1916 on Troopship Transylvania & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 8th June, 1916.
Private Charles Glencross was wounded in action in France on 15th August, 1916 at Pozieres. He was invalided to England & admitted to 2nd General Western Hospital at Manchester on 22nd August, 1916 with shrapnel wounds (slight) to right hand. He was transferred to Woodfield Auxiliary Hospital, Oldham on 29th August, 1916. Private Glencross recovered & was returned to France & rejoined 13th Battalion on 3rd May, 1917.
Private Glencross was Absent without leave for 12 hours on 13th September, 1917 & again between 10th & 28th February, 1918.
Private Charles Glencross was wounded in action (2nd occasion) in France on 8th August, 1918. with a penetrating wound to head. He was reported as dangerously ill on 25th August & again on 1st September, 1918. Private Glencross was invalided to England & admitted 1st London General Hospital at Camberwell, London, England on 8th September, 1918 with gunshot wounds to head – severe.
Private Charles Frederick Glencross died at 1 am on 6th October, 1918 at 1st London General Hospital at Camberwell, London, England from wounds received in action – gunshot wounds to head. He was buried in Wigan Cemetery, Lower Ince, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England.
(Headstone photo courtesy of Peter Bennett)
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/wigan.html
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