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Charles Herbert IBBOTSON

Regimental number233
Date of birth23 February 1883
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTraveller
Addressc/o Whiting and Aitken, William Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33.6
Height5' 11"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinFather, Alfred Charldes Ibbotson, c/o Dalgety and Co. Bishopsgate Street, London, England
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the British South African Police.
Enlistment date4 September 1914
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A15 Star of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1915
Discharge date31 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 22 December 1915; discharged (medically unfit: deafness), Brisbane, 31 January 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No Q194944.
SourcesNAA: B2455, IBBOTSON Charles Herbert

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