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Charles Frederick YEADON

Regimental number724
Date of birth--/01/1889
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
SchoolBaywater State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressPort Darwin, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, J L Yeadon, Port Darwin, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Melbourne Scottish Regiment.
Enlistment date16 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF22
Promotion date: 2 August 1916

FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozi?res, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXXVIII, Row K, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Lincoln and Elizabeth YEADON
Medals

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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