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DIAMOND, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 337, 1037 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1902, Enlisted at Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Dunnstown, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 6 April 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Row M, Grave No. 112, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton War Memorial, Trentham War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 26 Apr 1902: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 337, 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Enlisted at Ballarat, Vic. |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1037, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 23 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1037, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1037, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 1037, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1037 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-04-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Trooper 1037 Charles Diamond was taken on strength of the 8th Light Horse Regiment in Egypt on 26 December 1915 (after the evacuation of Gallipoli).
He was involved in a serious tram accident on 4 April 1916 and was hospitalised at the 3rd Australian General Hospital in Abbassia the same day, where his right thigh and leg were amputated.
Two days later gas gangrene set in and he died of his injuries on 6 April 1916.
He had also previously served with the 6th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse during the Boer War under the name Charles Henry Diamond (SN 337).