INGRAM, Charles William
| Service Number: | 797 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1916, First class rifle shot, won several medals with one Gold King's Medal |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 26 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Islington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Singleton, Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 10th Stationary Hospital, St. Omer, France, 5 October 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 26 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Islington St Mark's Honour Roll, Wickham "Citizens of Wickham" Volunteers Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 797, 34th Infantry Battalion, First class rifle shot, won several medals with one Gold King's Medal | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 797, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 797, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery, not forgotten.
105 years ago today, on the 5th October 1917, Private Charles William Ingram, 34th Battalion (Lewis Machine Gun Section, Reg No-797), painter & decorator from 6 Fleming Street, Islington, New South Wales, Died of Wounds at the 10th Stationary Hospital, St. Omer, France from artillery shell (thigh, left hand) at the Battle of Polygon Wood, Passchendaele Campaign, age 27.
Born at Singleton, New South Wales on the 20th June 1890 to Charles Henry (died 1.12.1932) of 120 Fleming Street, Islington, New South Wales, and Jane Ann Ingram (died 29.1.1940), Charles enlisted January 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Admitted to hospital 3.12.1916 (bronchitis), 11.1.1917 (bronchitis).
Wounded in action - 1.10.1917 (multiple shrapnel wounds, leg).
Charles is resting at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France. Plot IV Row E Grave 26.
Mr. Ingram’s name has been inscribed on the Wickham (Hawkins Oval) Soldiers' Memorial, Wickham Municipal District Roll of Honour Board (1), Islington St. Mark's Anglican Church Roll of Honour (photos, unveiled on the 17th September 1916, 69 WW1 names now inscribed, 10 Fallen, located at 7 Norfolk Avenue, Islington, N.S.W.), Singleton Superior Public School Roll of Honour - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80456183 and the Book of Gold. Name not inscribed on the Newcastle Operative Painters & Decorators Honour Roll (unveiled on the 17th February 1920, whereabouts unknown).
Unfortunately, the headstone plaque at the Ingram gravesite has been destroyed, so we do not know if there was a memorial inscription dedicated to the loss of their son during The Great War, and I am unable to erect a Memorial cross, so I have placed poppies at the gravesite in remembrance of Charles’s service and supreme sacrifice for God, King & Country. ANGLICAN 2-121. 33.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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