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RAWLINGS, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2922 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Southampton, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Boys College, Nottingham, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Wounds sustained at Verdun, France, Germany, 1 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hamburg Cemetery, Germany Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY Grave III. G. 11., Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Nabawa East Chapman Progress Association Roll of Honor WW1, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial, Walkaway Greenough Road Board District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2922, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2922, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2922, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 1 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Machine Gun Company |
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