Charles Roy Glasson STEER

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STEER, Charles Roy Glasson

Service Number:	2354
Enlisted:	7 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	52nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallaroo, South Australia, 1 January 1895
Home Town:	Yongala, South Australia
Schooling:	Yongala Public School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, Belgium, 22 October 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Chester Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yongala Methodist Church Soldiers Roll, Yongala Roll of Honour, Yongala War Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
10 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Persia, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 52nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

"THE LATE SIGNALLER C. R. G. STEER.

Mrs. C. Steer, of Yongala, has been officially notified that her youngest son, Signaller Charles R. G. Steer, was killed in action in France on October 22. He enlisted on the 3rd of April, 1915, and left our shores on June 25 of the same year. He was of a bright and genial disposition, and was liked by everybody. He was 22 years old." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 25 Nov 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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