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VARCOE, Charles Andrew George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1675 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1916, Enlisted at Mudgee, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stuart Town, New South Wales, Australia, 21 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 17 June 1967, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 45th Infantry Battalion , Enlisted at Mudgee, NSW | |
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| 14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1675, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1675, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 45th Infantry Battalion , Severe wound to the left thigh. Embarked for England on 13 June 1917 aboard HS Stad Antwerpon | |
| 6 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1675, 45th Infantry Battalion , Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Varcoe and Elizabeth Varcoe of Caroline Street, Redfern, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 3 May 1919 aboard HT Leicestershire disembarking on 22 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medla.
In 1920 Charles enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy serving until 1944 with the rank of Leading Stoker
During 1923c Charles married Marguerite Sommerville in Chatswood, NSW