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NEEDHAM, Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 884 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Steels Post, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Willow Grove War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 884, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 884, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 884, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement 884, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 884 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry and Julia Henrietta Needham of 3 Wallan Road, Hawthorn, Vic. formerly of East Street, Northcote, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal