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Thomas CHARLTON

Regimental number2600
SchoolWodonga West State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Alexander Charlton, Wodonga, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of pleurisy at 5th General Hospital, France.
FateDied of disease 12 June 1919
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block I, Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 12), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
49
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Mary CHARLTON, Wodonga, Victoria. Native of New South Wales
Other details

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

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