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Charles HUMBERDROSS

Regimental number4080
Date of birth27 September 1883
Place of birthToowoomba, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressNanango, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33.9
Height5' 9"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emily Maude Humberdross, Nanango PO, Nanango, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 July 1917
Place of enlistmentMaryborough, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 1 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Discharge date21 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Admitted to Field Ambulance, France, 26 October 1918; transferred to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 16 January 1919; discharged from hospital, 4 May 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 161 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Frankfurt', 1 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Brisbane, 21 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 May 1959
Age at death75
Place of burialTaabinga Cemetery, Kingaroy, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, HUMBERDROSS Charles

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