BERRILL, Charles Leslie
| Service Number: | 1829 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Willowie, South Australia, 11 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Caltowie, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Booleroo Center State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 December 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot XI, Row X, Grave 4. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caltowie Cemetery Methodist Church WW1 Memorial, Caltowie District WW1 Roll of Honour, Caltowie Soldiers Memorial Hall, Jamestown Caltowie Honour Roll, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates, Willowie Memorial Hall Stained Glass Window 1, Willowie Schools and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1829, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1829, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide |
Late Pte. C L BERRILL
Mr. W.A. Berrill, of Caltowie, has received notice of the death of his eldest son, Pte. C. Leslie Berrill, who was killed in action on December 3 last. The deceased enlisted in March last, and left for the front in April. After remaining in Egypt for five weeks he was drafted to France. He was exceedingly popular with his comrades. Born at Booleroo-Whim on January 11, 1880, he spent his boyhood in the Booleroo district. Later he was for 13 months employed at Woodville; then he farmed near Blyth. Immediately prior to his enlistment he resided at Port Pirie. During his stay at that port he was intimately connected with the Solomontown Methodist Church, and was a member of the Rechabite Lodge. He was a fine type of Australian Manhood, and was loved and respected by all who knew him. He was a fine all-round cricketer, and also followed tennis, of which he was a capable exponent.
Submitted 8 February 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Rootsweb ID I303561 Birth Record 11 Jan 1889 in Willowie, South Australia.
Father William Arthur Berrill and Mother Annie Louisa Berrill, Caltowie, South Australia
(native of Booleroo, South Australia).
Brother: 2791 Private Frank Cecil BERRILL
10th Battalion
returned to Australia, 23/5/1917
On enlisting Charles was 27 yrs 11 mths old; 5' 7 1/4" tall; 151 lbs; medium complexion; hazel eyes; dark hair; single; Church of England
13/3/1916 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
as a Private with 5th Pioneer Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements
11/4/1916 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
15/5/1916 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
21/6/1916 embarked onboard HT Ivernia, from Alexandria to join the
British Expeditionary Forces
29/6/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
24/8/1916 to active service, Etaples, France
25/8/1916 taken on strength into 5th Pioneer Battalion, in the field
3/12/1916 Killed in Action, in the field, Flers, France
buried: between Mllers daughter and Lesboeufs, 2 1/2 miles north of Combles
later exhumed
& reburied in: Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, 4 1/2 miles south of Bapaume, France
Plot Xi, Row X, Grave No. 4
Charles' name in honoured on the Australian War Memorial, panel 174.
Commemorated on Caltowie Methodist Church Roll of Honour, now located in Caltowie Cemetery, SA.
Medals: British War Medal (36090); Victory Medal (35817);
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (321560)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 25/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown SA for her information.
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