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COGAN, Charles Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 293 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1915, Rockhamption, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 2 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Emerald, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Accidental (hit by a train), Enoggera, Queensland, Australia, 8 May 1916, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Emerald War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 293, Rockhamption, Queensland | |
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| 8 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 293, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Charles was born at Roma, Qld on 02 Nov 1898.
He enlisted on 29 Dec 1915 and became a bugler. Sadly, on 08 May 1916 he was accidentally killed at Enoggera, when hit by a train aged just 17yrs 6mths.
Charles was buried in the Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld.
His sister wrote a epitaph in a 1918 paper for Charles and his three 1st cousins who lost their lives...
"Of our bravest thousands like these, Die for us that we might live, Freely for their country's freedom, All that might have been they give."
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