Regimental number | 3299 |
Place of birth | Meredith, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 6 Fyans Street, South Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, William Wyatt, Meredith PO via Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Geelong, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 23), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 29 March 1916; rejoined 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 23 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 3030610: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Height and weight illegible on torn Attestation Form. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WYATT Charles John
Red Cross File No 3030610 |