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LENTON, Charles Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1545 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Broome, Broome, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Confectioner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1545, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1545, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1545, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1545, 4th Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1545 awm_unit: 4th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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