Charles Henry JANES

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Service Number:	247
Enlisted:	26 February 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England, 1888
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	County School Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Occupation:	Furniture Salesman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 50
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

26 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 247
12 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
12 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 247, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 247, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 247 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Younger brother George Hubert Janes served during World War 1 with the Queen's Regiment (Royal West Surrey) British Army, Regimental number 10061