Soldier profiles

Name : WARBURTON, CHARLES HOWARD
Service Number : VX16232
Date of Birth : 07/08/1896
Place of Birth : CAULFIELD, VIC
Known as : CHARLIE
Occupation on Enlistment : CLERK
Date of Enlistment : 27/05/1940
Locality on Enlistment : CAULFIELD, VIC
Place of Enlistment : CAULFIELD, VIC
Next of Kin : WARBURTON, LEONORE
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : SERGEANT
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) : 11 PLATOON D COMPANY (SYRIA), D COMPANY (AUSTRALIA)
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War : SYRIA
Actions : BALATE RIDGE (SYRIA), DAMOUR (SYRIA)
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 12/02/1942
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : Military Medal for extreme courage at Merdjayoun & Damour on 25/06/1941 & 09/07/1941 presented at Government House, Melbourne, Victoria on 07/09/1945. London Gazette 12/02/1942, page 705, position 4
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : Australian War Memorial Awards Circular
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6215126 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll, Australian War Memorial, Past article (size 233kB), Past article (size 893kB), L_BOROMEO_4.jpg, L_BOROMEO_5.jpg, Military Medal citation

Background :

Service & personal summary At enlistment : married. 3 Pioneer Battalion World War 1 (in France) previous military experience. At discharge : height 5 feet 7.5 inches, brown eyes, dark complexion, brown hair. Marital status : married. Marks / scars : right shin scar. Full time war service : A.I.F. DATE to DATE which included 627 days active service (238 days within Australia). War badge no. 5827. Discharge certificate no. 21448.

Service record
27/05/1940 Taken on strength Recruit Reception Depot Caulfield, Victoria.
29/05/1940 Posted to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Puckapunyal, Seymour, Victoria.
29/05/1940 Promoted to acting Corporal.
18/10/1940 Promoted to acting Lance Sergeant.
06/11/1940 Admitted Puckapunyal 4 Australian General Hospital, Seymour, Victoria with mumps.
12/11/1940 Discharged from Puckapunyal 4 Australian General Hospital, Seymour, Victoria.
26/02/1941 Admitted 5 Casualty Clearing Station Balcombe, Mt. Martha, Victoria with haematoma of leg.
27/02/1941 Evacuated to 5 Casualty Clearing Station Balcombe, Mt. Martha, Victoria.
04/03/1941 Discharged to unit.
04/03/1941 Rejoined unit from 5 Casualty Clearing Station.
11/03/1941 Evacuated to 5 Casualty Clearing Station Balcombe, Mt. Martha, Victoria.
11/03/1941 Admitted with periostitis.
31/03/1941 Discharged to unit.
31/03/1941 Rejoined unit from 5 Casualty Clearing Station Balcombe, Mt. Martha, Victoria.
07/04/1941 Rank of Lance Sergeant confirmed.
08/04/1941 Embarked Sydney, New South Wales on H.M.S. Queen Mary (H.M.T. N.N.).
03/05/1941 Disembarked Middle East.
28/06/1941 Promoted to acting Sergeant.
28/06/1941 Rank of Sergeant confirmed.
11/07/1941 Evacuated to 7 Australian General Hospital with extensive wound left chest wall (machine gun bullet) and transferred to X list.
14/07/1941 Wounded in action extensive wound left chest wall (machine gun bullet). Information received from 7 Australian General Hospital Middle East 11/07/1941.
16/07/1941 Wounded in action no date given.
18/07/1941 Wounded in action extensive wound left chest wall (machine gun bullet).
19/08/1941 Medical classification assessed permanently unfit for service by medical board.
03/11/1941 Discharged 7 Australian General Hospital with gunshot wound chest osteoarthritis for return to Australia.
05/11/1941 Embarked Middle East on hospital ship Wanganella for return to Australia as medically unfit.
08/11/1941 Awarded Military Medal.
01/12/1941 Disembarked Melbourne, Victoria ex Wanganella. Reason for return gunshot wound chest osteoarthritis. Leave and report to Recruit and Training Camp 12/12/1941.
01/12/1941 Taken on strength Recruit and Training Camp ex 2/2 hospital ship.
12/12/1941 Granted disembarkation leave 01/12/1941.
12/12/1941 Evacuated to 115 Australian General Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria. Posted to X list.
12/12/1941 Admitted 115 Australian General Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria with gunshot wound chest osteoarthritis.
12/01/1942 Discharged to Australian Imperial Forces Discharge Depot.
12/01/1942 Transferred in from 115 Australian General Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria.
12/02/1942 Discharged Caulfield, Victoria.