EASLEA, Charles
| Service Number: | 3291 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1917, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 27 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Gayndah, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Dayboro World War One Memorial, Gayndah District Honour Roll, Gayndah Reid's Creek No 261 Rifle Club Roll of Honour, Gayndah War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Upper North Pine Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3291, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3291, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3291, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3291, 42nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Parents: Harry and Martha EASLEA, Lacey's Creek, Dayboro, Queensland
Family/military connections Brother: Pte Robert Easlea, (SN2325) killed in action 1917
Other details
War service: Western Front
Embarked Sydney, 14 June 1917; disembarked Liverpool, 26 August 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, Larkhill, 27 August 1917.
Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Fovant, 21 October 1917 (influenza); marched out of No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 2 November 1917, and marched into 11th Training Bn, Fovant, the same day.
Marched into 9th Training Bn, Fovant, 5 November 1917.
Proceeded overseas to France, 1 January 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 2 January 1918.
Proceeded to unit, 4 January 1918; taken on strength of 42nd Bn, 14 February 1918.
Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 14 February 1918 (abscess); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 22 February 1918; discharged, 2 March 1918; rejoined unit, 4 March 1918.
Wounded in action, 26 May 1918; admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 26 May 1918 (gassed); transferred to No 9 Casualty Clearing Station, 26 May 1918; to No 49 Casualty Clearing Station, no date stated; discharged, 28 June 1918; rejoined unit, 15 July 1918.
Killed in action, 31 August 1918.
Buried Sh 62d HW C66. Grave lost
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Key Photograph from page 86 Queenslanders who fought in the great war / Owen Wildman (trove.nla.gov.au)
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