GRUNERT, Charles Roy Britain
| Service Number: | S111416 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kent Town, SA, 8 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Kent Town, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | St Joseph’s Memorial School |
| Occupation: | blacksmith |
| Died: | Stroke, Roselin Court Aged Care, 7 May 1993, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 11 Sep 1941: | Involvement Private, S111416 | |
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| 11 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Kensington, SA | |
| 11 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S111416 | |
| 29 Feb 1944: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, S111416, Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Meningie Area School
Charles Roy Britain Grunert was born on the 8th of September 1918 in Kent Town, South Australia to parents Fredrick and Florence Grunert. He was the youngest of eight children. Charles attended St Joseph’s Memorial School, he later moved to another school because he kept getting hit on the hand with the cane because he was left handed. When he was at school they would ask if you have done your morning prays, and him not being the smartest would say no and would get a wack on the hand with the cane. When Charles enlisted he was 5ft 8inch, weighed about 176lbs, had brown hair and brown eyes. Charles was very strong as he worked as a blacksmith before being shipped out.
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