BINFIELD, Charles Timothy Herbert
| Service Number: | 484 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Brisbane B Company |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dover, Kent, England, UK, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt Plot II, Row E, Grave 36 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooran and District Roll of Honour, Singleton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 484, 31st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane B Company | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 484, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 484, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 484, 31st Infantry Battalion, Compound fracture & lacerations to his brain | |
| 1 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 484, 31st Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Timothy Herbert BINFIELD was born in Dover, Kent, England in 1890
His parents were Timothy Harrington BINFIELD & Kate HILLS
He enlisted in Brisbane on 13th July, 1915 and embarked with the 31st Infantry Battalion, B Company on 9th November, 1915 from Melbourne on the ship HMAT Wandilla
Charles was wounded on 31st October, 1916 and died the following day at the 1 Anzac Dressing Station of a compound fracture & lacerations to his brain - he is buried in the Dartmoor Cemetery and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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