HENRY, Charles
| Service Number: | 4490 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 22 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wentworth Public School |
| Occupation: | Mine Surveyor's Assistant |
| Died: | Shell, Passchendaele, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium XXXVIII. B. 20, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4490, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4490, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4490, 10th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"...4490 Private Charles Henry, 10th Battalion. A native of London, England, Pte Henry was a surveyor from Waverley, NSW prior to enlistment and embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Adelaide on HMAT Miltiades on 11 January 1916. Whilst serving in Belgium he was killed in action on 7 October 1917 near Passchendaele, aged 32, and was buried near where he fell. His remains were later exhumed and re-interred in the Tyne Cot British Cemetery, Belgium." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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