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Charles Augustus Horace SANDFORD

Other NamesHorace Charles
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Addressc/o Colonel Sandford, Queenscliff, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Colonel Sandford, Queenscliff, Victoria
Enlistment dateNO ENTRY
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name21st Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).

FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Medals

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185
Date: 27 November 1918

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Croix de Guerre, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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