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HENDRY, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 447 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dublin, Ireland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | National School, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Morlancourt, France, 14 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 447, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 447, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 447, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 447, 28th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the thigh |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years
Son of William and Helen Morrison Smith Hendry of 18 Wesley Stret, South Fremantle, WA later of 64 Adelaide Street, Fremantle, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had also worked as a Lawyers Clerk prior to enlisting