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Charles Henry HANDLEY

Regimental number3534
Place of birthCoonabarabran, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHargraves, via Mudgee, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Toomey, Hargraves, via Mudgee, New South Wales
Enlistment date10 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 12 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 June 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Place of burial"Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row I, Grave No.38), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Rosetta HANDLEY. Native of Coonabarrabran, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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