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TALBOT, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5486 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenstown, South Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Winton, Winton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 19 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Winton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5486, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5486, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5486, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Winton, QLD
Son of John Talbot of 29 West Terrace, Adelaide, SA
Next of kin given as his brother Frank Talbot of Broken Hill, NSW also brother of Lilian Saunders nee Talbot
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal