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Charles Edwin GATLIFF

Date of birth22 November 1882
Place of birthSt Kilda, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBusiness manager
Address58 Tivoli Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32.4
Height5' 5.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs L.F. Gatliff, c/o Mrs Willder, 58 Tivoli Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Boer War, South Africa; member, Great Western Rifle Club, Rutherglen Rifle Club, City of Melbourne Rifle Club.
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
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Unit: 5th Division Artillery
Promotion date: 10 January 1918

FateReturned to Australia 9 August 1918
Discharge date13 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australa on board HT 'Arawa', 9 August 1918; appointment terminated (Discharged: medically unfit: varicose veins, neurosis of spine), Melbourne, 13 January 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 January 1959
Age at death73
SourcesNAA: B2455, GATLIFF Charles Edwin

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