LILLEY, Charles Edward
| Service Number: | 1687 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Tumut, Tumut Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Influenza (Pneumonia), Military Hospital, Sutton Veny, UK, United Kingdom, 12 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England Plot 31, Row I, Grave 10, Sutton Veny (St John) Churchyard, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tumut All Saint's Church Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1687, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1687, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1687, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1687, 56th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW right arm |
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From WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 12th November......Private Charles Edward Lilley was born near Narrandera NSW in 1883. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th January, 1916 as a 32 year old, Labourer from Tumut, NSW.
Private Lilley joined 56th Battalion in France on 26th July, 1916. He was sent to Hospital several times with Bronchitis then Mumps then a sprained back. He was invalided to England in March, 1917 & joined No. 3 Command Depot at Hurdcott, Wiltshire in October, 1917.
Private Lilley rejoined his Battalion on 17th February, 1918. He was wounded in action on 1st September, 1918 & invalided to England. He recovered & reported to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 25th October, 1918.
Private Lilley was sent to Hospital on 5th November, 1918 with Influenza (Bronchitis). He was reported as seriously ill on 7th November, 1918 with Influenza (Pneumonia) & died at 22.10 hours on 12th November, 1918 at the Military Hospital, Sutton Veny of Influenza Pneumonia.
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