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Charles Albert SOUTHWELL

Regimental number3903
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
AddressParkside, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 6"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E K Southwell, 12 Kenilworth Road, Parkside, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the Volunteer Infantry, England.
Enlistment date20 August 1917
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Discharge date25 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Prisoner of War in Germany.

Repatriated to England; arrived 27 November 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 18 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 19 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, SOUTHWELL Charles Albert

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