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Charles CHOYCE

Regimental number1937
Place of birthWhitehaven, Cumberland, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationContractor engineer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 7"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Alice Choyce 1 Howgill Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the 1st Bn, Border Regiment, British Army.
Enlistment date16 January 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 March 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth CHOYCE
Discharge date21 August 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 6-8 August 1915 (bomb wound, left hand, right knee); admitted to No 2 Field Ambulance, 8 August 1915, and transferred to 1st Casualty Clearing Station; admitted to Hospital Ship, 8 August 1915, and transferred to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 August 1915; transferred to Ras el Tin Convalescent Home, 17 August 1915.

Transferred to England, 4 October 1915; admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Southmead, Bristol, 15 October 1915.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 11 March 1916 (shell shock); discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 21 August 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 December 1926
Age at death42
Place of burialWhitehaven Cemetery, Cumberland, England
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHOYCE Charles

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