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Charles Alfred BEST

Regimental number3111
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor driver
AddressNorthcote, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Margaret Best, 18 Carlisle Street, Preston, Victoria
Enlistment date27 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death26 May 1949

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