Charles Joseph (Charlie) STRINGER

STRINGER, Charles Joseph

Service Number: S57122
Enlisted: 5 January 1942, Arno Bay, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Anti Tank Batteries / Companies
Born: Port Broughton, South Australia , 26 November 1909
Home Town: Arno Bay, Cleve, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Wheat Lumper
Died: Injuries, Australia, 12 January 1944, aged 34 years
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
ANZ 7 76 65
Memorials: Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

5 Jan 1942: Involvement Private, S57122
5 Jan 1942: Enlisted Arno Bay, SA
5 Jan 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S57122, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies, Arno Bay, SA
Date unknown: Involvement

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Richard George STRINGER and Rosina May nee KERLEY, Arno Bay, SA

Husband of Myrtle Renna STRINGER nee WITTY (remarried ARGENT)

Late Pte Charlie Stringer.
Mrs. C. Stringer, of Arno Bay, has been notified that her husband, Pte Charlie Stringer, 34, died of injuries, a result of an accident on January 12 at Brisbane.

Pte Stringer was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. G, Stringer of Arno Bay. He has two brothers serving in the A.I.F, Another brother lost his life at  Trobuk. He leaves three sons — Doug, Reg and Kelvin. Sincere sympathy is felt for Mrs C Stringer and family and also for the parents of deceased, who  besides losing two sons as a result of the war also bad the misfortune to lose a daughter (Mrs Pobke) who was killed as a result of an accident with a horse team last year.

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