DEAN, Charles Entwistle
| Service Number: | 4097 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bolton, Lancashire, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Midland, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Boarding School, Bolton UK & Underwood Business College, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Belgium, 12 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Westhof Farm Cemetery Plot II, Row D, Grave 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland Church of The Ascension Honour Roll, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4097, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, WA | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4097, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4097, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Dec 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 4097, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4097 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-12-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Entwistle DEAN was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England in 1893
His parents were William Henry DEAN & Elizabeth Adelina ENTWISTLE
He enlisted in Perth, WA on 6th December, 1915 and embarked from Fremantle, WA with the 28th Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcement on board the HMAT Ulysses on 1st April, 1916
Charles died of wounds on 12th December, 1917 and is buried in the Westhof Farm Cemetery.
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His brother Jack DEAN (SN 925) was Killed in Action in 1916 & another brother Harry Stanley DEAN (SN 2893) 44th Infantry Battalion, returned to Australia in 1918
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
AWM Summary
4097 Corporal (later Sergeant (Sgt)) Charles Entwistle Dean, 28th Battalion, of Midland Junction, WA. Born in Bolton, England, he worked as a clerk before enlisting on 10 January 1916. He embarked from Fremantle as a Private with the 10th Reinforcements on HMAT Ulysses on 1 April 1916. He was appointed Acting Corporal on 18 November 1916, and this rank was made permanent on 24 January 1917. On 4 June 1917 he was appointed Temporary Sergeant. On 12 December 1917 he was hit by shrapnel when German aircraft bombed Aldershot Camp, near Neuve Eglise. He died of his wounds on the same day. He was 24 years old. His brother, 925 Private (Pte) Jack Dean, 32nd Battalion, had been killed in action at Fleurbaix on 19 July 1916.
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