~~~SLOCOMBE, Charles Ernest_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~
Parents:--- John Slocombe and Mary Elizabeth Cartwright married 21st August 1867 in Forest Lodge, Rhyana, Goulburn, New South Wales. Grandson of the Late Reverend R. Carleigh, who came to Australia with Governor Macquarie.
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 172, (36th Battalion, A Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Goulburn Public School, New South Wales
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- 260 Moore Park Road, Sydney, New South Wales.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr John Slocombe, Whitton Street, Narrandera, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 6th January 1916 in Liverpool, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 36 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:---Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action_ 22nd January 1917_France
Final burial:--- Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 44), Armentieres, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals: ---British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated:--- Panel number 127, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Commemorated:--- Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR.(Attached photo)
Parents:--- John Slocombe and Mary Elizabeth Cartwright married 21st August 1867 in Forest Lodge, Rhyana, Goulburn, New South Wales. Grandson of the Late Reverend R. Carleigh, who came to Australia with Governor Macquarie.
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 172, (36th Battalion, A Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Goulburn Public School, New South Wales
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- 260 Moore Park Road, Sydney, New South Wales.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr John Slocombe, Whitton Street, Narrandera, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 6th January 1916 in Liverpool, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 36 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:---Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action_ 22nd January 1917_France
Final burial:--- Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 44), Armentieres, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals: ---British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated:--- Panel number 127, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Commemorated:--- Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR.(Attached photo)
~~~SLOCOMBE, Charles Ernest_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~
Parents:--- John Slocombe and Mary Elizabeth Cartwright married 21st August 1867 in Forest Lodge, Rhyana, Goulburn, New South Wales. Grandson of the Late Reverend R. Carleigh, who came to Australia with Governor Macquarie.
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 172, (36th Battalion, A Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Goulburn Public School, New South Wales
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- 260 Moore Park Road, Sydney, New South Wales.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr John Slocombe, Whitton Street, Narrandera, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 6th January 1916 in Liverpool, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 36 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:---Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action_ 22nd January 1917_France
Final burial:--- Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 44), Armentieres, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals: ---British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated:--- Panel number 127, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Commemorated:--- Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR.(Attached photo)
Parents:--- John Slocombe and Mary Elizabeth Cartwright married 21st August 1867 in Forest Lodge, Rhyana, Goulburn, New South Wales. Grandson of the Late Reverend R. Carleigh, who came to Australia with Governor Macquarie.
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 172, (36th Battalion, A Company).
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Goulburn Public School, New South Wales
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- 260 Moore Park Road, Sydney, New South Wales.
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr John Slocombe, Whitton Street, Narrandera, New South Wales.
Attested into AIF:--- 6th January 1916 in Liverpool, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment:--- 36 years and 2 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Posting:--- 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from:---Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916.
Fate:--- Killed in Action_ 22nd January 1917_France
Final burial:--- Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 44), Armentieres, France
War service:--- Western Front
Medals: ---British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated:--- Panel number 127, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
Commemorated:--- Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR.(Attached photo)
Inscription
172 PRIVATE
C. E. SLOCOMBE
36TH BN.AUSTRALIAN INF.
22ND JANUARY 1917 AGE 36
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