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MOYES, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4483 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, 19 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pittencrief School, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 November 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4483, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4483, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4483, 20th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 21 years
Son of Charles and Catherine Moyes of 35 Jigburn Terrace, Dunfermline, Scotland
Medals: British War Medal, Vicory Medal
At the time of enlistment Charles was residing in the Peoples Palace, Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW