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Charles WALSH

Regimental number4902
Place of birthWest Maitland, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPit wheeler
Address59 Denman Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Walsh, 59 Denman Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Place of enlistmentWest Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Catherine WALSH
Discharge date20 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 20 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death6 June 1939
Age at death41
Place of burialCampbell Hill Cemetery, West Maitland, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WALSH Charles

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