VALK, Charles
| Service Numbers: | 7175, 7175 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Morsfield, Indiana, United States of America, 3 August 1864 |
| Home Town: | Geraldton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 13 July 1931, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Manly General Cemetery, NSW General section, Grave 360 |
| Memorials: | Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7175, 4th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 7175, 4th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 7175, 4th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 7175 , 4th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis and emphysema |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Charles arrived in Australia from New York, USA on 28 August 1902 aboard the sailing ship Port Elgin disembarking in Melbourne, Victoria and residing there for twelve months before moving to WA where he lived for 12 years.
Address at the time of enlistment was Royal Coffee Palace, Geraldton, WA. Naturalised in Geraldton, WA on 22 December 1915.
On his Naturalisation Application he gave his date of birth as 3 August 1864 but when enlisting he gave his age as 44 considerably lower than his actual age.
Husband of Mary Valk of West Street, North Sydney, NSW.
Returned to Australia on 12 September 1917 aboard HT Euripidies. Following his discharged he contiuned travel to Sydney aboard HT Benalla
Medal: British War Medal