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VIRGEN, Charles William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 194, 492 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 8 November 1879 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill hand |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 January 1937, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 1, Section 3 |
| Memorials: | Milton Christ Church Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 194, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
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World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 492, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 492, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 29 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 492, 42nd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Simeon John Virgen and Mary Ann Virgen nee Gudge of Toowoomba, QLD.
On 27 July 1903 Charles married Annie Antonia Berg in QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 17 March 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 10 April 1917
Medal: British War Medal
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