Regimental number | 1154 |
Place of birth | Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
School | Rockdale College |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Hilltop, Bingara, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26.5 |
Height | 5' 11.25" |
Weight | 182 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Daniel Charters, Hilltop, Bingara, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 4.5 months in the 12th Regiment; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of hernia ('since fixed'). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Palestine |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 64), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Daniel and Caroline Charters, Hilltop, Barraba, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1102 Corporal Ernest Allen CHARTERS, 9th Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHARTERS Bute Alfred |