GIDDENS C.F.
Given Names: Charles Frederick
Service Number: 1102
Unit: 14th Battalion, B Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 32 Yrs 3 Mths
Occupation: Carpenter
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 10½ In
Weight: 168 Lbs
Chest: 35-37½ In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Ruddy
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 1/10/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: MOTHER Mrs Mary Ann Giddens
54 Derby Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 22/12/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ulysses A38
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Nestor
Embarked: 9/2/1916
Disembarked: 9/3/1916
Unit: 14th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 10/7/1916
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 10187
British War Medal: 6379
Victory Medal: 6355
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 2/6/1882
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William GIDDENS
Mother: Mary Ann DOGERAL
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
DEATH
Date or Year: 29/5/1920
Place: Heidelberg, Victoria
Burial: Heidelberg Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Enlisted again 11/4/1917; No. 175; Base Records Corps
Died of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Auburn State School
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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