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CHARLTON, James Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 766 |
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Enlisted: | 18 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 14 February 1898 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 18 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 766, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 766, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE CHARLTON.
Mrs. L. Charlton, of Hamley-street, has been notified that her son, Private J. H. Charlton, previously reported missing, was killed in action on November 5, 1916." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 01 Sep 1917 (nla.gov.au)