Charles John EASTHER

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Service Number:	833
Enlisted:	8 September 1915
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	1st Remount Unit (AIF)
Born:	Cudla Mudla, South Australia, 26 September 1885
Home Town:	Quorn, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Schooling:	Quorn Public School
Occupation:	Labourer/Grocer
Died:	Prospect, South Australia, 16 August 1968, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dudley Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Orroroo Public School Roll of Honour, Quorn District Roll of Honor WW1 Board, Quorn Roll of Honor

8 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 833, 1st Remount Unit (AIF)
12 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 833, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
12 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 833, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
6 Dec 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 833

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Born: 26 September 1885 at Cudla Mudla, South Australia
SA Birth Record 1842 - 1906 Book: 361 Page: 329 District: Fro.

Father George Easther and Mother Catherine Easther (nee Edwards),
Charles had lived with his parents at Quorn, South Australia.

Described on enlisting as 29 years 11 months old, single, 5' 10.5" tall; 170 lbs;
medium complexion; hazel eyes; light brown hair; Methodist

8/9/1915 enlisted into WWI at

4/11/1915 appointed to 3rd Squadron at Maribyrnong, Victoria

12/11/1915 embarked from Port of Melbourne, onboard HMAT Orsova A67
as a Private with 1st Australian Remount Unit, 3rd Squadron

31/12/1915 sick with bronchitis, admitted to 3rd Auxillary Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
11/1/1916 discharged to unit

10/7/1916 sick with enteritis, admitted to British Red Cross Convalescent Camp, Abbassia
21/7/1916 discharged to Tel-el-Kebir

23/8/1916 marched out with horses to overseas onboard HT Caledonia, for Salonika, ex
3/9/1916 disembarked into Alexandria
4/9/1916 rejoined unit

16/9/1916 sick with diarrhoea to hospital, Heliopolis and Abbrassia

9/10/1916 sick with dysentry, sent to hospital in Moascar and Heliopolis

18/10/1916 returned to Australia onboard HT Vestalia, ex Suez, Egypt
21/11/1916 disembarked into Australia, demobilised unit

6/12/1916 discharged from unit

Medals:
1914/15 Star (8107); British War medal (7039) and Victory medal (6976)

12/11/1919 Married: Elizabeth Ann Bell (b. 21/8/1887 in Port Augusta, SA)
Father : William Wallace BELL, at the St Matthews Church, Quorn SA

Children:
Leonard Alfred EASTHER b: 19/12/1921 in Quorn, SA
Morris Allen EASTHER b: 9/4/1924 at Nurse Pickford's Private Hospital, Quorn SA

16/8/1968 passed away in Prospect, SA
buried in: Dudley Park Cemetery, Dudley Park, SA

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 5/10/2016. Lest we forget.