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FULLGRABE, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 855 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, at Oaklands |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Spring Bank, South Australia, September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Crafers, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Aldgate War Memorial, District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Board, District of Upper Sturt Methodist Church Honour Roll, Stepney Norwood Cycling Club Great War Honour Roll, Upper Sturt and District Roll of Honour WW1 WW2 |
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World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 855, 9th Light Horse Regiment, at Oaklands | |
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| 1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 855, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 855, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle of Messines, At PLOEGSTEERT on 1st June, 1917, these N.C.O.s and man, under the orders of Major E.T. DEAN, whilst the 18th Battery was being heavily shelled, displayed the greatest bravery and devotion to duty in extinguishing on three separate occasions fires which had broken out from the hostile shelling in treee gun pits of the battery and in several ammunition dumps. Whilst the gun pits were on fire, and the ammunition in them, and several dumps surrounding the battery were exploding, they brought buckets of water to the Battery Commander who was standing on top of the pit being dealt with, and worked in the pits with him putting out the fire. They subsequently put out the burning dumps, on more than one occasion boxes exploding whilst they were handling the dump. On the pits again catching fire under the heavy shelling they returned in the race of it and successfully renewed their efforts. Their disregard for personal safety, fine devotion and determination undoubtedly saved the guns and a large quantity of ammunition, 1,500 rounds only being destroyed out of some 5,000 stored at these pits. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 855 |
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