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KLING, Charles Henry

Service Number:	594
Enlisted:	29 December 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 26 June 1895
Home Town:	Apple Tree Creek, Bundaberg, Queensland
Schooling:	Musgrave Park State School
Occupation:	Cane cutter/book-maker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 5 April 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Plot I, Row K, Grave 10, Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Apple Tree Creek Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis District Roll of Honour, Childers Memorial Hall (Isis District Pictorial War Memorial)

World War 1 Service

29 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 594, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 594, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 594, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
5 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 594, 49th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 594 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05

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Biography

The three KLING brothers, sons of Jes Antonson Kling and Marie Beyer;

1. 354 Pte. John Anton Kling (/explore/people/75587) - returned to Australia

2. 1091 Pte. Victor Edward Nelson Kling (/explore/people/188854) - returned to Australia

3. 594 Pte. Charles Henry Kling (/explore/people/92056) - Killed in Action in France on 05 Apr 1918

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