MOY, Charles James
| Service Numbers: | 477, 477A |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1900 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hospital Wardsman |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 477, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 477, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 477, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 477A, 39th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW to left thigh | |
| 23 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion, 3rd MD |
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From Carl Johnson
One of those I got to know so well. From Stawell, Victoria. Stretcher Bearer and Bandsman Pte Charlie Moy of the 39th Battalion 1st AIF who got into the army and sailed off to War just turned 16. Charlie is long gone now, tho his interviews on audio tape still live on. The Moy brothers, were from a part Chinese pioneering family of Stawell, Victoria. Both joined the Battalion as Bandsmen, when the unit was formed in Ballarat in the first months of 1916 as part of the 3rd Division. The 39th Battalion would be destined for the muddy fields of Flanders, where it was heavily engaged in the Third Battle of Ypres 1917. One brother was to be lost due to war wounds, whilst the other would return to Australia as an invalid, at the grand old age of 21.
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