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Charles Beresford MARKS

Regimental number111
Place of birthToowoomba Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraughtsman
AddressGladstone Street, Eton Estate, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, H.J. Marks, Gladstone Street, Eton Estate, Toowoomba, Queensland
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, Machine Gun Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
The Machine Gun Section of 31st Bn left from Melbourne on two ships, HMAT A62 'Wandilla', embarking on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41 'Bakara', embarking on 5 November 1915. From the Embarkation Rolls it is not possible to distinguish on which ship an individual sailed.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A61 Bakara on 5 November 1915
The Machine Gun Section of 31st Bn left from Melbourne on two ships, HMAT A62 'Wandilla', embarking on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41 'Bakara', embarking on 5 November 1915. From the Embarkation Rolls it is not possible to distinguish on which ship an individual sailed.
Regimental number from Nominal Roll111A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Machine Gun Section
FateReturned to Australia 8 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death14 July 1966

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