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Charles Edward WENNSTROM

Regimental number45
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
Other NamesWennstrom, CE
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 7"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinBrother, William Wennstrom, 182 South Terrace, Sth Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 January 1916
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 January 1919
Date of death20 June 1919
Place of burialFremantle Cemetery, Western Australia.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, WA.
Discharge date6 May 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 11 January 1919; disembarked Perth, 17 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 6 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, WENNSTROM Charles Edward

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