Regimental number | 2636 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 47 Maddison Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Harriet Mondy, 47 Maddison Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 168 Pte John MONDY, 13th Bn, returned to Australia, 13 March 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli Peninsula, 4 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Now, 28 July 1916, reported as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1800504: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt Mills. 10.10.19.' Statement, 4733 Pte A.W. BARRY, 54th Bn, 13 October 1916: 'I knew Mondy; his initial was "C", nd he and I were on the same Lewis Gun ... He was killed at Fleurbaix on 19.7.16. and Sgt. Cookson saw him hit in No Man's Land, and Cookson told me Mondy's paybook was handed in about 3 days after.' Second statement, 3028 Pte C.E. COLLATH, 54th Bn, 13 April 1917: 'I was with him when he was slightly wounded at Fromelles beyond the 1st German line. There was a heavy bmbardment going on and we had to leave him there with his Lewis Gun by his side.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MONDY Charles
Red Cross file 1800504 |