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Charles Edwin TRAXLER

Regimental number4589
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolNational School, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs P Traxler, 1 Kent Street, Russell Square London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialFrenchcourt Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
17
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Marian TRAXLER, 16 Barnsbury Road, Barnsbury, London, England. Native of Islington, London
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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