Charles Maul Glover

Charles Maul Glover

Personal Information
Date of Birth	c1886
Place of Birth	East Perth, Western Australia
Death	3 Sep 1916
Place of Death	Mouquet Farm, Poziéres, France
Age at Enlistment	28 years, 1 month
Description	5' 8¼" (1.73m) tall ; 149 lbs 67.585 kg ; fair complexion ; grey blue eyes ; dark brown hair
Occupation	Miner
Religion	Church of England
Address	Boulder, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Mother , Mrs Mary Ann Glover
Military Information
Reg Number	659
Date of Enlistment	18 Aug 1914
Rank	Sergeant
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement, transferred to 51st Battalion
Date of Embarkation	22 Feb 1915 ‒ 17 Mar 1915
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A50 Itonus Fremantle to Alexandria
Fate	Wounded in Action 16 Jul 1915 at Anzac Cove Killed in Action 3 Sep 1916 Mouquet Farm
Monument	Kelmscott War Memorial (North panel) Villers-Bretonneux Memorial WA State War Memorial Australian War Memorial
Medals	1914-15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Attended Kelmscott State School - links to the area. Mother had moved to Kalgoorlie (sister's) after Father was killed in an accident at Kelmscott in 1912.

War Service

Entering Blackboy Hill camp Charles was placed in a Depot Company until 4 Sep 1914 when he was allocated to the 11th Battalion which was being raised in the camp at that time. His early records are incomplete. On 1 Feb 1915 he was admonished for being drunk in Cairo. On 2 Mar 1915 he embarked at Alexandria on the HMAT A23 Suffolk to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force destined for the Gallipoli Peninsula.

Taken on strength of the 11th Battalion on Lemnos Island on 1 March 1915 before they sailed to Gallipoli. Therefore amongst the first ashore. Although the battalion was 'out of the line' the day Charles was wounded, he and about a half of the battalion had been loaned to the 2nd Light Horse Brigade who were in the front line. Survived the entire period at Gallipoli and was transported back to Alexandria on HMT Empress of Britain, arriving there 7 Jan 1916.

He was appointed Lance Corporal on 11 Feb 1916 at Habieta in Egypt. He was one of the experienced troops transferred from the 11th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir to establish the 51st Battalion at Serapeum, Egypt on 1 Mar 1916. Charles was promoted Corporal six days later, and on 26 May 1916 to Lance Sergeant.

With the 51st Battalion, he sailed from Alexandria for Marseilles in France from 5 to 12 Jun 1916 aboard the HMT Ivernia. Confirmed as a Sergeant on 21 Jul 1916. On 3 Sep 1916 the 51st Battalion participated in an attack designed to capture Mouquet Farm. Although they quickly reached their appointed targets, the Germans had a very extensive, interconnected underground bunker system that allowed them to cut off the Australians who quickly suffered very heavy casualties. Stephen was one of the casualties that day, which, together with five other attacks by the Australian units, resulted in 11,000 casualties during those attacks on Mouquet Farm.

Charles' records indicate a memorial cross being erected for him at a map reference. However, at the end of the war the grave could not be found, so his name has been added to others who do not have a gravesite on the Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux.

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  Villers Bretonneux Memorial 2015 photo
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  51st Bn tablet Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Notes

VILLERS-BRETONNEAUX MEMORIAL Son of John James and Mary Ann Glover of Kalgoorlie, WA. Born at East Perth, WA.

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Memorial