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Herbert Charles WAILES

Regimental number691
Place of birthStaffordshire, England
Other NamesHubert Charles
SchoolWellingborough, Northampton, England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway night officer
AddressInholmes, Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs Esther Wailes, Inholmes, Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
Enlistment date8 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 3 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death33
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave 60), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John William and Esther Gertrude Mary WAILES
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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