Charles Pertel

Born 23.01.1889
Place Arensburg (Kuressaare) (?), Oesel (Saaremaa), Estonia
Ethnic origin Estonian
Religion Church of England
Mother Anna Pertel
Family

Wife Edith E. Pertel (nee White), married 1927 in Broken Hill; Edith died in 1928. Daughter Ruby May Pertel.

Arrived at Australia from New York
on 5.11.1908
per Janari
disembarked at Port Pirie, SA
Residence before enlistment Port Pirie, Port Adelaide and sailing on the South Australian Coast
Occupation 1913 seaman, later: rigger
Naturalisation 1913
Residence after the war Broken Hill, NSW
Died 6.11.1942, Broken Hill, NSW

Service #1

Service number 2595
Enlisted 3.05.1915
Place of enlistment Keswick, SA
Unit 12th Battalion, 52nd Battalion, 49th Battalion
Rank Private
Place Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1918
Casualties WIA 1916, 1918
Final fate RTA 5.04.1919
Discharged 18.07.1919

Service #2 – WWII

Service number S76541
Enlisted 1942
Unit DH Det. Coy
Final fate Died while serving in the Second AIF

Materials

Blogs

Russian

English

Glyn Llanwarne's Lost Medals Australia blog

Charles Pertel

Newspaper articles

Death of Mr. C. Pertel. - Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, NSW, 6 November 1942, p. 3.

Funeral notices. - Barrier Daily Truth, Broken Hill, NSW, 7 November 1942, p. 2.

Late Mr. C. Pertel. - Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, NSW, 9 November 1942, p. 2.

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