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Charles Hobson WHIDBORNE

Regimental number66
Place of birthDevon, England
SchoolGrammar School, Devon, England
Age on arrival in Australia32
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBank cashier
AddressGreat Western Coffee Palace, Hay Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinsister, Miss U L Whidborne, 9 College Road, Exeter, Devonshire, England
Previous military serviceServed with West Kent
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollNIG
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 06-9 August 1914
Place of death or woundingLone Pine, Gallipoli
Age at death33
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Row B, Grave 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Ferris WHIDBORNE.

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