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CHARKER, Vincent William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 521 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 23 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 27 November 1976, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sydney Reserve Bank of Australia (Commonwealth Bank) Honor Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 521, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 521, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 521, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Langnicourt and interred in Gefangeneleger, Stroken. Arrived back in England of 4 January 1919 | |
| 15 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur John Charker and Mary Josephine Charker nee O'Callaghan of 130 Johnson Street, Annandale, NSW formerly of Townsville, QLD
During 1919 Vincent married Daphne I.M. Kelaher at Waverly, NSW
On 1 January 1919 Vincent arrived back in England from the POW camp in Germany
Commenced return to Australia on 28 February 1919 aboard HT Anchises
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal