YEADON, Charles Frederick
| Service Number: | 724 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, An original of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Knox, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bayswater State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Plot XXXVIII, Row K, Grave No. 14 (remains discovered 1930) |
| Memorials: | Darwin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 724, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 724, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 724, 22nd Infantry Battalion, An original of C Company | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Honoured Military Cross |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His parents, John Lincoln and Elizabeth Yeadon, were living at Port Darwin, South Australia, when he enlisted.
Charles served on Gallipoli from August 1915 and was promoted to Company Sergeant Major on the 16 March 1916, then 2nd Lieutenant a few days before his death. He was awarded the Military Cross for his courage and gallantry shown leading his platoon on the day he was killed.
He was listed as wounded and missing for over 12 months before he was confirmed as killed in action on 5 August 1916. His remains were discovered in 1930, with his own identity disc on the chest, a fountain pen and a 2nd Lieutenant's badge of rank on the Australian uniform.
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