| Regimental number | 2123 |
| Place of birth | Mologa, Victoria |
| School | Mologa State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Mologa PO, Mologa, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 166 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Charles Marlow, Mologa PO, Mologa, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment, June 1915, on account of teeth) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 38th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Sarah MARLOW, Mologa, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: [120] Lt Allan Thorp MARLOW, AB Reception Camp, returned to Australia, 19 August 1919; 2363 Pte Albert Wilfred MARLOW, 38th Bn, killed in action, 17 July 1917; 2748 Corporal George Tennyson MARLOW, 2nd Brigade Trench Mortar Battery, died of wounds, 21 September 1917; 119 Pte Percy Place MARLOW, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 27 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 25 September 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 December 1916; taken on strength, 38th Bn, in the field, 26 January 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 17 February 1917 (bronchitis); transferred to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 18 February 1917; to Reinforcements Camp, 15 March 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 19 March 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 23 October 1917. Promoted Corporal, 12 December 1917. Appointed Lance Sergeant, 12 December 1917. On leave to England, 8 January 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 24 January 1918. Killed in action, 26 April 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MARLOW Charles Edward |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
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