| Regimental number | 3300 |
| Place of birth | Longreach, Queensland |
| School | Longreach State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Mechanic |
| Address | Kent Street, Teneriffe, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M. Freeman, Kent Street, Teneriffe, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | 7th Infantry (5 years) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Fraser's Hill, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Rouen, France |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | St. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block S, Plot II, Row W, Grave No. 9), Rouen, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Henry and Winifred FREEMAN; husband of Muriel FREEMAN, Herbert Street, Rosalie, Brisbane. Native of Longreach, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Rejoined 15th Bn, Tel el Kebir, Egypt, 6 March 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 4th Division Signal Company, 18 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Found guilty, 25 August 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 21 August 1916, until 24 August 1916: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and total forfeiture of 7 days' pay. On leave to United Kingdom, 28 June 1917; rejoined unit, 8 July 1917. Promoted Lance Corporal, 11 March 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 10 August 1918; rejoined unit, 27 August 1918. Admitted to No 4 Australian Field Ambulance, 7 October 1918, and transferred to No 41 Stationary Hospital the same day (valvular disease of the heart); to No 37 Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1918 (debility); to No 27 Ambulance Train, 16 October 1918; to No 1 Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 16 October 1918 (scabies). Died, No 1 Stationary Hospital, 23 October 1918 (bronchial pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FREEMAN Charles Henry |
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