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John CHARTERS

Regimental number3264
Place of birthNewcastle on Tyne, England
SchoolPublic School, Flinders Street, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWireworker
Address261 Glebe Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinBrother, 125 Maria Street, Elswick, Newcastle on Tyne, England
Enlistment date20 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 August 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick Farm, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death29
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death18 October 1955
Age at death69
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHARTERS John

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