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Charles Melbourne Wingrove (1893–1915)

TROOPER CHARLES MELBOURNE DODERY WINGROVE

Educated at Melbourne Grammar School 1904-1910. Attended the Government Experimental Farm at Wagga to obtain technical farming knowledge. Worked at Allanvale Station, near Stawell, before enlisting in the 8th Light Horse. He was killed in the Charge at The nek on August 7, 1915. Commemorated at Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli. He was 22.

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'Wingrove, Charles Melbourne (1893–1915)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/wingrove-charles-melbourne-20546/text31437, accessed 29 March 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Birth

August, 1893
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

7 August, 1915 (aged ~ 22)
Gallipoli, Turkey

Cause of Death

killed in action

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