TWEDDLE, Charles Joseph
| Service Number: | VX46297 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shepparton, Vic., 18 February 1916 |
| Home Town: | Baulkamaugh North, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kialla Primary Schook, Numurkah Primary School, Numurkah Higher Elementary School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Numurkah & District War Memorial Hospital, Numurkah and District War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX46297 | |
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| 23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX46297, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Charles and Mable Jane Tweddle, of Numurkah, Victoria.
Charlie's family farmed at Kialla then later at Baulkamaugh. They lived in Numrkah.
After leaving school, he worked on the farmily farm and was considered good with his hands and was able to improvise in order to get the job done.
He enlisted in the 2nd AIF 2nd/22nd Infantry, which embarked for Rabaul, New Britain in April 1941. He was among the members of Lark Force taken prisoner in 1942 by the Japanese Army. Charlie was listed as 'lost at sea', having been one of the prisoners aboard theh Montevideo Maru, which was sunk when transporting prisoners to Japan to be used as slave labour.
Charlie was devoted to his family and the land, and committed to service to all.
'Tweddle House' is one of the four 'houses' named in his honour at the Numurkah Elementary School.
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