DIEWS, Charles Henry John
| Service Number: | 5006 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1916, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 7 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Katoomba Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 June 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row Q, Grave no. 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5006, 20th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 5 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5006, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5006, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 5006, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5006 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 |
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Charles Henry John and Sarah DIEWS, 62 Darghan Street, Glebe, New South Wales
IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. DIEWS
Wounded at Messines Ridge June 7, 1917 and invalided to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, where he died of wounds the following day.
DIEWS.—In ever loving memory of my dear son and our brother, Charlie, died of wounds in France, June 8, 1917.
Into the battle of Messines
He bravely took his place,
He died an Australian hero—
The greatest death of all.
Inserted by his loving mother, sister, and brothers.
DIEWS.—In loving memory of Private Charles Diews, killed at Messines, June 8, 1917, beloved brother of Mr. and Mrs. (Nurse) Harry Diews, Woolwich-road, Woolwich.
DIEWS.—Charles Diews, late of Glebe and Katoomba, died of wounds, June 8, 1917, in France, beloved brother of Harry Diews, Sydney Ferries, Parramatta, River Service, and Nurse Diews (nee Williams), Woolwich.
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