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Charles Leslie NUNN

Regimental number2697
Date of birth23 April 1890
Place of birthBury St Edmunds, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
AddressCharleville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 7"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Vale Nunn, Darsham Hall, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 2nd Suffolk Infantry Regiment, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Place of enlistmentCharleville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name47th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/64/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Discharge date16 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; discharged (termination of period enlistment), Brisbane, 16 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N71204.
Date of death12 January 1961
Age at death70
Place of burialNorthern Suburbs Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, NUNN Charles Leslie

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