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WILL, Charles Michael

Service Numbers:	50171, Q89421
Enlisted:	12 January 1918, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	1 Base Ordnance Depot
Born:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 10 February 1899
Home Town:	Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	East Caulfield State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Public Servant
Died:	Natural Causes , Ashgrove, Brisbane - Queensland, Australia, 16 December 1965, aged 66 years
Cemetery:	Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD 2G-5-258
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World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50171, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 14March 1918
21 Mar 1918:	Embarked Private, 50171, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
21 Mar 1918:	Involvement Private, 50171, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
31 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 22nd Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK
23 Jul 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Artillery Details , Transferred to Artillery Details Heytsbury UK for training
14 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Depot Units of Supply, Transferred to 19th Depot Uint of Supply in the field France ex Artillery
30 Oct 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50171, Depot Units of Supply, RTA from 19th DUS to HT Wahene to 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment
13 Nov 1919:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50171, Depot Units of Supply, Hospitalised to 115th AGH Caulfield Ptomaine Poisoning Ex Troopship hospital
27 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50171, Depot Units of Supply, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment

World War 2 Service

29 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, Q89421

Non Warlike Service

14 Aug 1952:	Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, Q89421, 1 Base Ordnance Depot

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