| Regimental number | 174 |
| Place of birth | Inglewood, Queensland |
| School | Brigalow Gully State School, Queensland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine-driver |
| Address | Omanama, Inglewood, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Phoebe Charles, Omanama, Inglewood, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 31st Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Two ships sailed from Melbourne carrying men from the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C, and D: HMAT A62,'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915, and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. | |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 22 |
| Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 7), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joh and Phoebe CHARLES. Native of Omanama, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 4686 Pte James Henry CHARLES, 25th Bn, killed in action 14 November 1916; 165 Pte Thomas Denis Donovan CHARLES, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 27 July 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-'Wandilla', 7 December 1915. Found guilty, 10 May 1916, of being absent without leave from 0645 hours, 6 May 1916, until 2300 hours, 7 May 1916: awarded 3 days' confined to camp and forfeited 2 days' pay by Captain G. G. Robertson. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried at Sailly-sur-La-Lys Cemetery by Reverend W. Meredith Holliday, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Next of kin details subsequently subsequently, sister, Phoebe Mary Charles, Omanama, Inglewood, Queensland (parents deceased); also, brother, Mr A. R. Charles, Inglewood, Queensland; eldest brother, Mr W. J. Charles, Omanama, via Warwick, Queensland |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CHARLES Leslie Stuart |
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