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Charles BRITTEN

Regimental number37
Place of birthMaryborough, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressAbermain PO, Abermain, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation37.8
Height5' 6.5"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Christina Britten, Abermain PO, Abermain, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 December 1915
Place of enlistmentWest Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date19 January 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 19 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: valvular disorder of the heart), Sydney, 19 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 August 1941
Age at death66-67
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRITTEN Charles

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