ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ANTHONY, Charles McPherson

ANTHONY, Charles McPherson

Full Name: Charles McPherson

ANTHONY

Date of Birth: 02

–

1891

Place of birth: Kilsyth, Stirlingshire

Scotland

Occupation: Ironmongers Assistant

Address: uduc Road,Harvey WA

Next of Kin: Father-William Anthony SNR

Next of Kin Address: Uduc Road,Harvey WA

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 1302

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1914-10-30

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-17

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Bullecourt, France

Age at Death: 26

Burial Location: inscription Australian National Memorial Villers Brettoneux Francel-No known grave

30/10/1914-To Depot Company as Private
7/05/1915-Joined 11th Battalion & Embarked Alexandria with Meditteranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
25/08/1915-Admitted 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station Gallipoli ( Diarrhoea )
28/08/1915-Evacuated/Admitted 2nd Field Ambulance Dressing Station Mudros Lemnos
31/08/1915-Evacuated/Admitted St Davids Hospital Malta ( Colitis ) ex Gallipoli-Discharged 13/09/1915
13/09/1915-Admitted St Peters Hospital Ghain Tuffieha Malta
25/09/1915-Evacuated/Admitted King Georges Hospital Stamford Street S. E. England ( Dysentery )
4/10/1915-Granted Leave England
19/10/1915-To No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
25/06/1916-Joined 1st Entrenching Battalion in the field France ex 1st Aust Division Base Depot Etaples ex Weymouth England
23/08/1916-Wounded in Action France ( Shell Wound Scalp ) ex Anzac Receiving Station ex Corps Collecting Station
25/08/1916-Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Hospital
6/05/1917-KILLED IN ACTION ( Heavy Shell Fire ) during Second Battle of Bullecourt,  France

 

***** Many thanks to Kevin Anthony ( kev.anthony@hotmail.com ) for providing updates and additional information for his Great Uncle, and family historians should note that soldier Charles McPherson ANTONY’s official Date of Birth is 3 February 1891 .