AUMANN, Charles Frederick
| Service Number: | 1878 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Templestowe,Victoria, Australia, 6 May 1886 |
| Home Town: | Templestowe, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Templestowe, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Shell wounds to right leg, arm & face, Pozieres, France, 1 August 1916, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot VIII, Row A, Grave 164 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Templestowe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1878, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1878, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Multiple shell wounds to right leg, arm & face | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1878, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Frederick AUMANN was born on 6th May, 1886 in Templestowe, Victoria
His parents were Charles August AUMANN & Anna Elizabeth SCHUHKRAFT
He enlisted in Melbourne on 21st June, 1915 & embarked with the 21st Infantry Battalion, 3rd reinforcements on 26th August, 1915 on the ship HMAT Anchises
Charles was wounded with multiple shell wounds to his right leg, arm & face on 30th July, 1916 and died on 1st August, 1916 - he is buried in the Boulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave 164) and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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