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Charles PAYNE

Regimental number1348
Place of birthNorth Fremantle, Western Australia
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
SchoolNorth Fremantle State School, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSurveyor's assistant
AddressSeventh Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSister, Mrs A McWhinney, Seventh Avenue, Maylands, Western Australia
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 June 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VII, Row I, Grave 20), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Alice PAYNE
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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