Charles Reginald BABB

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Service Number:	1138
Enlisted:	15 March 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	18th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bideford, North Devon, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Leura, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Boarding School, England
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 16 May 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heilly Station Cemetery Plot 11, Row H, Grave 4, Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe, Picardie, France, Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Leura Memorial Gates

15 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1138, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1138, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
16 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1138, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1138 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-05-16
Date unknown:	Involvement 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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HUsband of Edna Fulford Babb of The Nook, Lovell Street, Katoomba, New South Wales

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal