Life story: Charles Mcpherson Anthony | Lives of the First World War

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1889

sibling John Anthony Source:8502398 11th February 1889

1891

birth Banton, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland United Kingdom Source:8501821 3rd February 1891

1894

sibling William Anthony Source:8502403 4th July 1894

1896

sibling Hugh Mcpherson Anthony Source:8502406 7th April 1896

1898

sibling Maggie Paterson Anthony Source:8502407 13th February 1898

1914

dates Age 23 Source:8144514 30th October 1914

1914

education Kilsyth Academy Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland United Kingdom Source:8144514 30th October 1914

1914

employment Iron Monger's Assistant David Shaw Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland United Kingdom Source:8144514 30th October 1914

1914

enlistment Blackboy Hill Western Australia Australia Source:8501823 30th October 1914

1914

service Australian Imperial Force Private 1302 Australian & New Zealand Army Corps 11th Infantry Battalion Source:8501823 30th October 1914 - 1st January 1915

1914

location Harvey, Western Australia Australia Source:8144514 30th October 1914 - 6th May 1917

1914

location Harvey, Western Australia Australia Source:8501824 30th October 1914 - 6th May 1917

1915

service Australian Imperial Force Private 1302 Australian & New Zealand Army Corps 11th Infantry Battalion Source:8501823 2nd January 1915 - 6th May 1915

1915

theatres Egypt :4 Source:8501823 22nd February 1915 - 25th August 1915

1915

theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:8501823 April 1915 - 25th August 1915

1915

service Australian Imperial Force Private 1302 Australian & New Zealand Army Corps then 1st ANZAC Corps post Feb 1916 11th Infantry Battalion Source:8501823 7th May 1915 - 25th June 1916

1915

location Uduc Road, Harvey, Western Australia Australia Source:8502448 17th June 1915

1915

hospitalisation Admission to Hospital Hospital/Institution Source:8144514 31st August 1915 - 13th September 1915

1915

hospitalisation Admission to Hospital Hospital/Institution Source:8144514 13th September 1915 - 18th September 1915

1915

hospitalisation Admission to Hospital Hospital/Institution Source:8144514 24th September 1915 - 4th October 1915

1916

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8501823 28th May 1916 - 6th May 1917

1916

service Australian Imperial Force Private 1302 1st ANZAC Corps 1st Entrenching Battalion Source:8501823 25th June 1916 - 27th July 1916

1916

service Australian Imperial Force Private 1302 1st ANZAC Corps 11th Infantry Battalion Source:8501823 30th July 1916 - 6th May 1917

1916

hospitalisation Admitted to Field Dressing Station Hospital/Institution Source:8144514 22nd August 1916 - 25th August 1916

1917

dates Age 26 Source:8501821 6th May 1917

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8501824

location Harvey Australia Source:8502451

1917

death Killed in Action Killed during retaliatory heavy barrage after the third failed enemy counter attack during The Second Battle of Bullecourt on 6 May 1917. Bullecourt France Source:8501823 Source:8501864 6th May 1917

burial Australian National Memorial Viller-Bretonneux CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Picardie France Source:8502413

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	Charles Mcpherson
Initials	CM
Last Name	Anthony
Source	8501821
First Names	Charles Mcpherson
Initials	CM
Last Name	Anthony
Source	8501823

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Date
Harvey, Western Australia	Australia	30th October 1914 - 6th May 1917
Harvey, Western Australia	Australia	30th October 1914 - 6th May 1917
Harvey	Australia
Uduc Road, Harvey, Western Australia	Australia	known 17th June 1915

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
Australian Imperial Force	1302	Australian & New Zealand Army Corps	11th Infantry Battalion	Private
Australian Imperial Force	1302	1st ANZAC Corps	1st Entrenching Battalion	Private
Australian Imperial Force	1302	1st ANZAC Corps	11th Infantry Battalion	Private
Australian Imperial Force	1302	Australian & New Zealand Army Corps then 1st ANZAC Corps post Feb 1916	11th Infantry Battalion	Private
Australian Imperial Force	1302	Australian & New Zealand Army Corps	11th Infantry Battalion	Private

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
William Anthony	father
Susan Anthony nee McPherson	mother

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
John Anthony	brother	11th February 1889
William Anthony	brother	4th July 1894
Hugh Mcpherson Anthony	brother	7th April 1896
Maggie Paterson Anthony	sister	13th February 1898

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Hazel	Brown

Date	Height	Source
1914-10-30	5'7"

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1914-10-30	Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

Media

1891 ANTHONY, CHARLES MCPHERS [Statutory Births]

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1889 ANTHONY, JOHN [Statutory Births 483/00 0031]

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1894 ANTHONY, WILLIAM [Statutory Births 483/00 019

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1896 ANTHONY, HUGH [Statutory Births 483/00 0117]

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1898 ANTHONY, MAGGIE PATERSON [Statutory Births 48

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1889 ANTHONY, WILLIAM - MCPHERSON, SUSAN [Statutor

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CWGC Grave Registration Report

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Grave Registration Report indicating detail recorded for 1302 Pte Charles MacPherson [sic] Anthony demonstrating incorrect detail such as spelling of middle name, age at time of death, spelling of mother's middle name (which is actually her maiden name) and incorrect residence of parents.

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1899 ANTHONY, JOHN [Statutory Deaths 483/00 0078]

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Immigration Register, Fremantle Western Australia

Registration of the Anthony Family arriving in Western Australia disembarking from SS Pakeha 18 May 1911

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Commonwealth of Australia Electoral Role

1915 Commonwealth of Australia Electoral Role State of Western Australia Division of Swan Role of Electors for the Subdivision of WELLINGTON

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Australian Commonwealth Military Forces

Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Rising Sun insignia

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1899 ANTHONY, JOHN [Statutory Deaths 483/00 0078]

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia

External Evidence

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1302 Pte ANTHONY, Charles McPherson - Service File	Kevin71406
The West Australian 23 June 1917 (nla.gov.au)	Kevin71406
Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries, 1914-18 War	Kevin71406
Australian Imperial Force unit war diaries, 1914-18 War	Kevin71406
Western Australian Births Deaths & Marriages Online Indexes	Kevin71406
Anthony William : SERN 1764 : POB Stirling Scotland : POE Blackboy Hill WA : NOK Anthony William	Kevin71406
Anthony Hugh McPherson : SERN 8807 : POB Stirlingshire Scotland : POE Blackboy Hill WA	Kevin71406
Roll of Honour: Charles Macpherson [sic] Anthony	Kevin71406
RCDIG1036204-1 Red Cross Society Wounded & Missing Enquiry Bureau files, 1914-18 War 1DRL/0428	Kevin71406
RSL Virtual War Memorial	Kevin71406
The War Graves Photographic Project	Kevin71406
ANZAC Heroes	Kevin71406
Volume IV – The Australian Imperial Force in France, 1917 (11th edition, 1941)	Kevin71406
A Record of the Battles and Engagements of the British Armies in France and Flanders, 1914-1918	Kevin71406
IWM Lives of the First World War	Kevin71406
IWM Lives of the First World War	Kevin71406
IWM Lives of the First World War	Kevin71406
IWM Lives of the First World War	Kevin71406
First World War Nominal Roll	Kevin71406
First World War Embarkation Rolls	Kevin71406

Multimedia

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1891 ANTHONY, CHARLES MCPHERS [Statutory Births]	Kevin71406
1889 ANTHONY, JOHN [Statutory Births 483/00 0031]	Kevin71406
1894 ANTHONY, WILLIAM [Statutory Births 483/00 019	Kevin71406
1896 ANTHONY, HUGH [Statutory Births 483/00 0117]	Kevin71406
1898 ANTHONY, MAGGIE PATERSON [Statutory Births 48	Kevin71406
1889 ANTHONY, WILLIAM - MCPHERSON, SUSAN [Statutor	Kevin71406
CWGC Grave Registration Report	Kevin71406
1899 ANTHONY, JOHN [Statutory Deaths 483/00 0078]	Kevin71406
Immigration Register, Fremantle Western Australia	Kevin71406
Commonwealth of Australia Electoral Role	Kevin71406
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces	Kevin71406
1899 ANTHONY, JOHN [Statutory Deaths 483/00 0078]	Kevin71406

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