GARDINER, Charles Napoleon
| Service Number: | 6585 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 21 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Glenelg Public School |
| Occupation: | Clerk and Farming |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 June 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Ardrossan & District WW1 Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Curramulka War Memorial, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 6585, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: |
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| 1 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6585, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Miltiades (A28) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Surname: GARDINER; Given Names: Charles Napoleon; Date of Birth: 21 August 1887; Date of Enlistment: 1 October 1916; Trade or Calling: Clerk & Farming; Birth Location: Bunbury WA; Address prior to enlistment: C/- Mr W A Cameron Curramulka; Photograph sent by: Mrs Mary A Gardiner
Source: State Records SA
Son of Mr James and Mrs Annie Gardiner, 14 Prospect Rd Prospect
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AWM Honour Roll extract
Service Number: 6585
Rank: Private
Unit: 27 Battalion
Service: Australian Army
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date of death: 11 June 1918
Place of death: France
Age at death: 30
Place of association: Curramulka South Australia, Australia
Cemetery or memorial details: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Villers-Bretonneux Area, France
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
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