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Charles Francis CANTRELL

Regimental number3311
Place of birthEast Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolBrisbane Central State School and East Brisbane State School, Brisbane grammar School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressBurlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, F H Cantrell, Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets as drummer boy with East Brisbane School and Compulsory Training
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
FateKilled in Action 4 September 1916
Place of death or woundingMouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Age at death21.2
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
147
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Frances CANTRELL, Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland

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