Charles Leslie FEORE

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FEORE, Charles Leslie

Service Number:	8040
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, North Essendon, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	6th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Malvern, Victoria, 1895
Home Town:	Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1918
Cemetery:	Caix British Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Malvern St George's Anglican Church Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, North Essendon, Victoria
24 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 8040, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: ''
24 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 8040, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Botanist, Melbourne

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Biography

"...8040 Driver Charles Leslie Feore, 16th Battery, 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, of Malvern, Vic. He was a butcher before enlisting on 27 September 1915. He embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Botanist on 24 November 1915, with the 6th Battery of the 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade. He was killed by shell fire in France on 16 August 1918, at the age of 22 years and 10 months. His commanding officer wrote to his family that 'his wonderful love and devotion to his horses was a matter of pride and example in this Battery'." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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