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Charles Percival Moyle, born on the 14th of January 1895, was a private in the WW1 services, fighting for Australia. He was asked to join the Australian Imperial Forces (AIF) on the 14th of June, 1915. He then departed to war on the 14th of September, and was enlisted to the 10 Infantry Battalion. He was classified as a private. He then returned back to Australia on the 22nd of April, 1919. A few years later, he married Muriel Crawford on the 24th of June, 1922 in Unley, South Australia. He then divorced Muriel for unknown reasons, then married Dorothy Nellie Violet. Charles Percival Moyle then passed away on the 5th of August, 1950, aged 55 years old.

Charles Percival Moyle is a soldier who fought for Australia in WW1. He was born in Norwood, South Australia on the 14th of January, 1895. The next of Kin was his mother, Lilly Moyle. His physical dimensions were as followed; he was 5ft 3in tall, weighed 116 pounds, his chest measurement was 34.32cm. He also had a fair skin tone with brown hair and hazel eyes. On top of this, he was Catholic. Charles was asked to join the AIF (Australian Imperial Forces) on the 14/6/1915, but did not get to a positive start with the team On the 29th of September, 1917, the AIF was holding a parade to commemorate the soldiers chosen for such an opportunity, but Charles did not attend this parade, resulting him in losing 2 day’s pay of his day job, a baker.

He then continued with preparation for war. It was not until the 14th of September, 1915, when he departed to war on the HMAT Ballarat. He travelled to war with the 10 Infantry Battalion as a Private. As a result, his war service number was 3176. Charles had landed in England, where he stayed for a while and trained with his colleagues. But, this time went short, and when he arrived in Rouelle, France, on the 3/3/1, government officials had found Charles in the town without a passport, meaning that he was punished with another day's pay not being given to him.

In the first year of the war, Charles was not injured or harmed in any way, but suddenly started to feel sick at the start of August, 1918. He was then admitted to the L of C Hospital, which is located in France, where he was kept in safe hands for a short period of time. After this amount of time, he was admitted to the Bulford Hospital, which is located in the United Kingdom, on the 18/9/1918. Charles stayed in Bulford hospital for a total of 41 days, for when he was discharged on the 28/10/1918. Charles was very lucky in this case, as he had left war to go to the hospital, just before it was about to end. To top his luck off, he left the hospital a few weeks after the war ended. As a result, he was kept in various hospitals for his sickness for 3 and a half months. Charles’ total war service time was harmed by this incident, but he fought for Australia for a total of 3 years 168 days. Charles’ service reflected the ANZAC spirit (The Anzac spirit or Anzac legend is a concept which suggests that Australian and New Zealand soldiers possess shared characteristics, specifically the qualities those soldiers allegedly showed on the battlefields of World War I.) because of his bravery and his ability to not get injured or harm, so the Australian Army Corps always have someone to keep fighting in the battle. Charles had to give up many aspects of his life whilst at war, including his family, friends and his job.

Charles safely returned home on the HMAT Ballarat on the 22nd of April, 1919, where he lived a normal life after war. In 1922 however, another chapter of his life was about to begin, as he married Muriel Crawford on the 24th of June, 1922 at Saint Andrews’ Presbyterian Church. This relationship did not last long however, as he divorced Muriel soon after. He then married Dorothy Nellie Violet the next year. Sadly, Charles died of natural causes on the 5th of August, 1950, aged 55 years old.