Charles Frederick DEMPSEY

Regimental number6317
Place of birthBraidwood New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCoombell Post Office, Coombell via Casino, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinBrother, Cornelius James Dempsey, Emu Flat PO, Oranmeir via Braidwood, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMont Huon military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row O, Grave No. 12B), Le Treport, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Adopted sone of Denis and Alice DEMPSEY. Native of Krawarre, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal