Charles Edward CHOICE

Regimental number1690
Date of birth29 December 1889
Place of birthGoondiwindi, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressGoondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.1
Height5' 4"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ann Maria Choice, Goondiwindi via Warwick, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 January 1916
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1690A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1918
Discharge date13 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Dunluce Castle', 8 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: trachoma), Brisbane, 13 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 September 1938
Age at death48
Place of burialGoondiwindi Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHOICE Charles Edward