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Charles Leary PORTER

Regimental number6814
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Addressc/o W R Haynes And Co, Toolangi, Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Stott c/o Mrs George Crigg, 967 Rathdown Street, North Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date31 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 September 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row A, Grave No. 12A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
80
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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