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Charles Andrew LA NAUZE

Date of birth16 September 1882
Place of birthMauritius
SchoolRoyal College, Mauritius
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
Address116 Piesse Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinWife, Mrs R La Nauze, 116 Piesse Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name11th Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 2 November 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 June 1915
Date of death28 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Grace LA NAUZE; Wife: Lily LA NAUZE, 20 Hardy Street, South Perth, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsBrother-in-law: 3800 Pte Frederick James ATKINS, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 14 August 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked from Fremantle, 2 November 1914; disembarked Suez, Egypt.

Embarked from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 2 March 1915. Promoted Captain, 26 April 1915.

Killed in action, 28 June 1915.

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

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