Regimental number | 3500 |
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mill hand |
Address | 144 Corio Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 3.38" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Dupe, 144 Corio Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 70th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 1), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Sarah DUPE, 7 Cogen's Point, Geelong, Victoria, |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to 57th Bn from 6th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 23 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 18 March 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 19 March 1916. Deduction of 5 shillings and 3 pence from pay for mutilating Government Property, 6 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 19 July 1916. Buried at Rue du Bois Cemetery by Reverend F.P. Williams, 20 July 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DUPE Charles Stanley
Red Cross file 970809 |