PEMBLE, Charles Edward
| Service Number: | 2669 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent, England, 25 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 17 April 1930, aged 36 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales Anglican Section B Row 5 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 2669, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nathan Burke
Charles Pemble, son of Frank and Fanny, and a native of Kent, England, had been living in the Richmond River region of New South Wales, working as a farmer. Just shy of 22 years of age, he enlisted in Brisbane on 6 August, 1915.
Charles was photographed with Harry Coleman in Brisbane prior to disembarking on the Seang Bee on 21 October, 1915, with the 6th Reinforcements, 26th Battalion.
Following training in Egypt, Charles was allotted to the 12th Battalion. Whilst serving in a separate battalion, he remained in the same brigade as Harry and would be competing against each other in the 3rd Brigade Millitary and Athletics competitions.
Charles was wounded in action in France, on 24 July, 1916. On 27 February, 1917, Charles was shot in the chest, with the bullet crippling his right shoulder, resulting in a medical discharge on on 8 November, 1917.
Following his discharge, Charles worked for farmer William Crockett in Nimbin, north of Lismore, and was the best man at William Crockett's wedding at St3 Mary's Church of England, Ballina, on 7 August, 1918.
Charles married Kate Carroll in Ballina in 1919.
Charles passed away on 17 April, 1930 near Sydney, New South Wales and is buried in Macquarie Park Cemetery.
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