BRADY, Charles
| Service Numbers: | 2263, 1085 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 February 1902, Private |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penshurst, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1878 |
| Home Town: | Ararat, Ararat, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunkeld & District Roll of Honour, Dunkeld War Memorial, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 2263, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 11 Feb 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 2263, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Private |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1085, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1085, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1085, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1085, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1085, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Krithia |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles and Catherine T. Brady of Koford Street, Ararat, Victoria formerly of Dunkeld, Victoria
Brother of:-
Ernest Arthur Brady who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 having served with the 6th Field Company Engineers
John Brady who returned to Australia on 1 July 1919 having served with the 5th Battalion
Leslie William Brady who returned to Australia on 4 June 1914 having served with the 6th Field Company Engineers
Stanley Brady who returned to Australia on 20 October 1915 having served with the 8th Battalion
Patrick Brady who was killed in action on the 19 September 1918 while serving with the 14th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served as an apprentice Carpenter with H. Womersley of Hamilton, Victoria
Also served in the Boer War
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