NUTTALL, Claude Milton Rich
| Service Number: | 2198 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Cheltenham State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Brass Finisher |
| Died: | GSW heart, France, 13 August 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot V, Row D, Grave 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moorabbin War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2198, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 13 Aug 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Corporal, 2198, 23rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2198 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-13 |
Claude's memory file returned to Australia
I have returned Claude's postcards, letters, service records, prayer books and photographs, to Claude's nephew and his family and they are to take them to the Australian Archives In Canberra for future generations of Australian's.
Submitted 7 February 2020 by CHRIS SMART
Robert Smart, no more Australia
Robert has decided not to return to Australia
Submitted 15 January 2020 by CHRIS SMART
The return home
Robert returns home to an uncertain future as he has been unable to obtain a further visa to stay in Australia, despite having a job to return to. The immigration system is not kind to couples p[lacing too much strain upon relationships
Submitted 12 October 2019 by CHRIS SMART
Biography
Claude Millton Rich NUTTALL was born on 3rd July 1895 in Cheltenham, Victoria
His parents were Frederick William NUTTALL and Emma Maud Louisa RICH
He had previous service with the school cadets for 2 years and the 46th Infantry Battalion for 2 years when enlisted on 12th July, 1915 with the Australian Army - he was with the 23rd Battalion, 4th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Honorata on 27th September,1915
He was awarded a Military Medal on 29th July 1916 for bravery in the field - he also received the 1914--15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Claude was Killed in Action by a snipers bullet to the heart on 13th August, 1918
He had married Violet Alma Mary PALFREYMAN on 25th March, 1918 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England
He is buried in Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France
http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/481.htm (localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au)
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