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Robert Peter Hyde CHARLES

Regimental number836
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address5 Vaughan Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, Robert George Charles, 195 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date7 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).
Recommendation date: 7 February 1919

FateReturned to Australia 24 January 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death26 July 1953
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery

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