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SHELL, Charles Francis
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 381, 381C |
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Enlisted: | 22 July 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Meredith, Victoria, 20 September 1894 |
Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Horse-breaker |
Memorials: | Meredith State School No 1420 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 381, 22nd Machine Gun Company, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 381, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 381, 2nd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 381C, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
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"... 381C Private Charles Francis Shell, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion of Yarraville, Vic. A horsebreaker prior to his enlistment on 22 July 1916 he embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT Commonwealth on 19 September 1916." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)