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Charles BUNYAN

Regimental number2286
Place of birthRookwood, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStonemason
AddressCrompton Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 7.5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emmelina Mary Jane Bunyan, 7 Crompton Street, Hamilton, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the New South Wales Lancers; resigned.
Enlistment date23 February 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1918
Discharge date6 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Sardinia', 19 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 27 December 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), 6 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death17 September 1924
Place of burialSandgate Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, BUNYAN Charles

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