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Charles BOCCARD

Regimental number126
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Addressc/o Mrs Farrell, Avon, Bead Street, Kogarah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinSister, Mrs Lucy Farrell, 16 Wharf Road, Balmain, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name13th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Varied to Mention in Despatches: not awarded.
Recommendation date: 27 July 1916

FateDischarged 12 May 1919
Medals

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919

Croix de Guerre : Avec Palme (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113
Date: 6 October 1919

Medaille d'Honneur Avec Glaives (en Vermeil)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 11
Date: 3 February 1921

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Bar to Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109
Date: 15 September 1919

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, Bar to Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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