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CHARLES, William Spencer

Service Number:	3773
Enlisted:	11 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Window Dresser
Died:	Killed in Action, Melbourne, Victoria, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VI. Row F. Grave 49.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

11 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3773, Depot Battalion (AIF), Holsworthy, New South Wales
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3773, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3773, 20th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Brigade Headquarters (AIF WW1), Marched In -- ex H.M.T. "Runic" -- Alexandria, Egypt
3 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 5th Infantry Brigade Headquaters -- Ferry Post, Egypt
18 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 56th Infantry Battalion -- Ferry Post, Egypt
18 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3773, 59th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3773, 59th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3773, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3773, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3773 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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