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Joseph Henry CHARLES

Regimental number3391
Place of birthGracemere Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCordialmaker
AddressLongreach, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Wm Henry Charles, Rockhampton Club, Rockhampton, Queensland
Enlistment date4 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 1), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr N.H. and Janet CHARLES, Rockhampton Club, Rockhampton, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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