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Charles John EASTHER

Regimental number833
Date of birth26 September 1885
Place of birthCradock, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressQuorn, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 10.5"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Easther, Quorn, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 October 1915
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 1, Squadron 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/2/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A67 Orsova on 12 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1916
Discharge date6 December 1916
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1914 Pte Alfred Bryant EASTHER, 27th Bn, died of wounds, 16 September 1916; 134 Sergeant Leonard Ridgeway EASTHER, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 14 August 1916; 62310 Pte Edmund Holt EASTHER, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 September 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Salonika

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Vestalia', 18 October 1916; discharged (unit disbanded: services no longer required), Adelaide, 6 December 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 August 1968
Age at death82
Place of burialDudley Park Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, EASTHER Charles John

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