KARIUS, Charles Henry
| Service Numbers: | 30310, 39310 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1917, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | At Sea (en route to Australia), 14 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Malaria, Sydney, New South Wales, 2 September 1940, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 30310, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 30310, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 30310, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Port Darwin, Sydney | |
| 1 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 39310, 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Service in the Territory of Papua in the 1920s
Charles Henry Karius (1893 to 02 Sep 1940) was an Australian Assistant Resident Magistrate (Kiap) in Australian administered Papua who notably traversed the widest part of the island.
During his service in the Territory of Papua in the 1920s he made many photographs of the country and its people when on patrol, which he later published in book form ("Papua New Guinea patrols in 1923 and 1924").
After an unsuccessful first attempt in 1926, he succeeded in 1927–28 with second-in-command Ivan Champion and a party of 36 porters and 12 local policemen to traverse Papua from the south coast to the north across the widest part of the country. The journey involved following the course of the Fly River from its mouth on the south coast northwards to its source, trekking through the central highlands to the source of the Sepik River, and then following the course of that river eastward to the north coast. He afterwards published an account of the journey in a book ("Across New Guinea from the Fly to the Sepik") and was awarded the 1929 Royal Geographical Society's Patron's Gold Medal.
He died of malaria in Sydney, NSW, when on sick leave.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, courtesy of Wikipedia.
Submitted 6 May 2016 by Julianne Ryan
Biography
Born onboard ship on way to Australia with Italian parents, imigrating to Australia.
Father, C Karius, 'Malhalla', Clanville Road, Roseville, New South Wales
Mother Sophia Karius
Prior to enlisting Charles lived at the Royal Hotel, Rockhampton, Queensland.
Described on enlisting in WWI as 25yrs 7mths old; single; 5' 7" tall; 134lbs;
bronze complexion; grey eyes; fair hair; Presbyterian
20/7/1917 enlisted at Rockhampton, Queensland.
3/8/1917 transport section
4/2/1918 artillery
30/4/1918 embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board SS Port Darwin
as a Gunner in Field Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 34
7/6/1918 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
3/7/1918 transferred to Alexandria, embarked overseas
16/7/1918 disembarked into Southampton, England
4/10/1918 proceeded overseas to France, via Dover
8/10/1918 marched out to 4th division Artillery, Rouelles, France
taken on strength into 4th DAC
12/10/1918 Artillery Reserve Brigade
2/11/1918 Gunner taken on strength into 11th Field Artillery Brigade
28/2/1919 Gunner marched out to Sutton Veny, for early repatriation
23/3/1919 returned to Australia as Gunner in 11th Field Artillery Brigade
onboard HT Cluny Castle, ex England
31/3/1919 admitted to ships hospital, at sea
23/5/1919 disembarked into Port Adelaide, South Australia
21/5/1919 evacuated to base hospital, Adelaide, SA
1/7/1919 discharged from service in Sydney, NSW
Medals: British War medal (81566) and Victory medal (77130)
1920-1924 served in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
2/9/1940 died of Malaria in Sydney, NSW whilst on leave
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 6/5/2016. Lest we forget.
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