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Claude Athol CHARMAN

Regimental number2298
Place of birthTurondale New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBloomhill via O'Connell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rebecca Charman, Turrendale via Sofala, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Rebecca CHARMAN, Turondale, Sofala, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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