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KLAFFER, Charles Christian
| Service Number: | 1109 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 16, Site No: 18 |
| Memorials: | Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Freeling WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1109, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 1109, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1109, 12th Infantry Battalion |
Charles Christian Klaffer
Name: Charles Christian Klaffer
Service Number: 1109
Place of Birth: Lyndoch
Date of Birth: 8 April 1866
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 24 October 1914
Age at Enlistment: 47 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Father – Christian Klaffer
Occupation: Contractor, mason and
builder
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Lance Corporal 3 / 12 Battalion
Charles was the son of Johann Christian and Pauline Klaffer [nee Elix]. He
married Emilie Hulda Schaefer at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on 16 April 1890.
Charles’ record highlights that recruits for the 1st A.I.F. were not exclusively
young men in their teens or early twenties. Leaving from Melbourne with his
unit on board HMAT Themistocles on 22 December 1914, Charles was sent to
Gallipoli in early 1915. On 1 August at Gallipoli he was wounded in both legs
and hospitalised at Alexandria, Egypt on 6 August. The seriousness of Charles’
condition necessitated being invalided to Australia on the Kanowna on 20
October, where he was discharged on 3 February 1916.
Submitted 18 October 2023 by christopher collins
Charles Christian Klaffer
Name: Charles Christian Klaffer
Service Number: 1109
Place of Birth: Lyndoch
Date of Birth: 8 April 1866
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 24 October 1914
Age at Enlistment: 47 years 6 months
Next of Kin: Father – Christian Klaffer
Occupation: Contractor, mason and
builder
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Lance Corporal 3 / 12 Battalion
Charles was the son of Johann Christian and Pauline Klaffer [nee Elix]. He
married Emilie Hulda Schaefer at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on 16 April 1890.
Charles’ record highlights that recruits for the 1st A.I.F. were not exclusively
young men in their teens or early twenties. Leaving from Melbourne with his
unit on board HMAT Themistocles on 22 December 1914, Charles was sent to
Gallipoli in early 1915. On 1 August at Gallipoli he was wounded in both legs
and hospitalised at Alexandria, Egypt on 6 August. The seriousness of Charles’
condition necessitated being invalided to Australia on the Kanowna on 20
October, where he was discharged on 3 February 1916.
Submitted 18 October 2023 by christopher collins
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