Regimental number | 911 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria |
True Name | HALL, Charles Harold |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Letter carrier |
Address | Stanton, Balaclava Road, Caulfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Lucy Hatt, Stanton, Balaclava Road, Caulfield, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; 3 months in the 19th Battery, Australian Field Artillery: still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | St Kilda, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Battery 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action (gun shot wound, off right lung), and admitted to HS 'Galeka', 1 May 1915; transferred to England (via Malta), and admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, 5 June 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Suevic', 8 October 1915; arrived Melbourne, 20 November 1915; discharged, Melbourne, 1 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Statutory declaration, 18 May 1942, declared true name to be Charles Harold HALL. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 72 |
Place of burial | Woden Cemetery, Australian Capital Territory |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HATT Charles Harold |