COURTNEY C.W.

Given Names:  Charles Wilson

Service Number:  55587

Unit:  7th General (Victorian) Reinforcements                                                                    

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  21 Yrs  3 Mths

Occupation:  Medical Student (3rd Year)                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8½ In                  

Weight:  127 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  13/12/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Colonel James Henry Courtney

11 Belmont Avenue, Kew, Victoria                                                                                    

Embarkation Date:  23/7/1918

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Marathon A74

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Kanowna

Embarked:  28/8/1919                               

Disembarked:  23/10/1919

Unit:  5th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  13/11/1919                     

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  75273

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  27/8/1896

Place:  Northcote, Victoria                       

Father:  James Henry COURTNEY           

Mother:  Elizabeth Jane WILSON

MARRIAGE

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Spouse:  

DEATH

Date or Year: 11/12/1978                        

Place: Preston, Victoria                           

Burial:  Coburg Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Non-military employment 25/4/1919-27/7/1919; Kings College, London

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

University of Melbourne

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION