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Corporal Charles Francis Cantrell

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Corporal Charles Francis Cantrell Veteran

Birth
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Death
4 Sep 1916 (aged 21)
Pozieres, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Beaumont-Hamel, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 9
Memorial ID
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~~~CANTRELL, Charles Francis_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~
Parents:--- Frederick and Frances Cantrell, Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 3311, ( 9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement )
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Brisbane Central State School and East Brisbane State School, Brisbane grammar School, Queensland, (Awarded a scholarship to Brisbane Boys Grammar).
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin--- Father, Mr Frederick Henry Cantrell, Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Prior military service--- Served in Cadets as drummer boy with East Brisbane School.
Attested into AIF:--- 3rd August 1915 ion Brisbane, Queensland,
Age at enlistment:--- 20 years
Final Rank--- Corporal
Final Posting:--- 49th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate--- Killed in Action_ 4th September 1916, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Burial:--- Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 France. Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 9
~~~CANTRELL, Charles Francis_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service)~~~
Parents:--- Frederick and Frances Cantrell, Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No:--- 3311, ( 9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement )
Religion:--- Church of England
Education:--- Brisbane Central State School and East Brisbane State School, Brisbane grammar School, Queensland, (Awarded a scholarship to Brisbane Boys Grammar).
Trade/Calling:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin--- Father, Mr Frederick Henry Cantrell, Burlington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Prior military service--- Served in Cadets as drummer boy with East Brisbane School.
Attested into AIF:--- 3rd August 1915 ion Brisbane, Queensland,
Age at enlistment:--- 20 years
Final Rank--- Corporal
Final Posting:--- 49th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Fate--- Killed in Action_ 4th September 1916, Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Burial:--- Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 France. Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 9

Inscription

3311 CORPORAL
C. F. CANTRELL
49TH BN. AUSTRALIAN INF.
4TH SEPTEMBER 1916 AGE 21

Gravesite Details

Corporal, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 21.



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