Roll of Honour Charles Henry Foster Gardner

Service number 2673
Rank Armourer's Crew
Unit HMAS Encounter
Service Royal Australian Navy
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 22 December 1914
Place of Death Rabaul, Gazelle Peninsula, New Pomerania, Bismarck Archipelago, German New Guinea
Cause of Death Illness (Meningitis)
Age at Death 22
Place of Association Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Bita Paka War Cemetery, Bita Paka, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Source AWM144 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Royal Australian Navy

Location on the Roll of Honour

Charles Henry Foster Gardner's name is located at panel 1 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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