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Charles John STEWART

Regimental number687
Place of birthRisdon, Tasmania
SchoolRisdon State School, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationStone cutter
AddressLindisfarne, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Next of kinWife, Mrs Violet Stewart, Main Road, Lindisfarne, Tasmania
Previous military serviceHe had done over 2 years Military Training.
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death42
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 7), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
33
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sophia STEWART; husbnad of Violet E.C. STEWART, Lindisfarm Road, Bellerive, Tasmania. Native of Grass Tree Hill, Risdon, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsHe had two nephews at the war one was killed and the other won Military Medal.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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