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Robert William CHARLES

Regimental number1685
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Address197 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Charles, 197 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date14 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Division Salvage Company
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 14 May 1915 - 23 Battalion 2nd Reinforcement; taken on strength 23 Battalion 30 August 1915; 2nd Division Salvage Company 24 January 1917.
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1917
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Age at death46
Place of burialRamparts Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 6), Lille Gate, Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
184
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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