BLACK, Charles Thomas
| Service Number: | 678 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, 27 November 1883 |
| Home Town: | Hackham, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Green-grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 June 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh WW1 Roll of Honour Heroes of the Great War, Morphett Vale Old Reynella School Roll of Honor, Morphett Vale War Memorial, Wagin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Driver, 678, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 678, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Katuna, Adelaide | |
| 24 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 678, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
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Husband of Florrie Ellen BLACK
"...678 Driver Charles Thomas Black, 32nd Battalion. A greengrocer from Hackham, SA prior to enlistment, Dvr Black embarked with the Transport Section from Adelaide on HMAT Katuna on 11 November 1915. On 24 June 1918 he was killed in action, aged 34, and was buried in the Vaux-Sur-Somme Communal Cemetery Extension, France. His remains were later exhumed and re-interred in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Australian Memorial Cemetery)." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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