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Charles Arthur PROUSE

Regimental number3623
Place of birthWhite River, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressWhyte River near Waratah, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.1
Height5' 4.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Prouse, White River near Waratah, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date8 November 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Carpentaria', 8 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, thigh), 8 November 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death26 February 1960
SourcesNAA: B2455, PROUSE Charles Arthur

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