RUSSELL, Charles Gilbert
| Service Number: | 550 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Black Mountain, Guyra, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coachsmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes Holy Trinity Church RUSSELL Memorial Tablet, Glen Innes Rifle Club Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 550, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 550, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 550, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George William and Georgina Russell of 'Avoca', Meade Street, Glen Innes, NSW; brother of Mrs. M.H. Purdue
Prior to enlisting he was a member of the Glen Innes Rifle Unit
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Russell, of Glen Innes, were also notified yesterday of the death in action in France of their son, Pte. C. G. Russell, a member of the 36th Battalion. The deceased hero, who was 22 years of age, had been on active service for over two years, daring which period he took part in many of the big "stunts' on the Western front. The late Pte. Russell, who was a member of the teaching staff of the local Church of England Sunday School, was of a quiet, unassuming disposition, and his passing away will be deeply regretted by a large circle of friends.
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