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Charles WARDILL

Regimental number1365
Place of birthMalton, Yorkshire, England
SchoolMalton Wesleyan Day School, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Wardill, 614 Wheelgate, Malton York, England
Enlistment date9 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No 2 (Plot XVIII, Row C, Grave 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jonathan and Jane Ann WARDILL.
Family/military connectionsOne brother serving as Sergeant in Royal Engineers and another brother serving as Private in the Royal Army Service Corps (Mechanical Transport).

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