2nd Lt
Charles Teesdale Main
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 08/11/1886 |
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Place of birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Chemist |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Second Lieutenant |
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Service number: 12637 |
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Enlistment date: 26/04/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 35th Bn. (Newcastle's Own Regiment) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 12/10/1917 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 30 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 25 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
Second Lieutenant Charles Teesdale Main served in the 35th Australian Infantry Battalion, part of the 9th Australian Brigade, of the 3rd Australian Division. On the 12th of October 1917 the 3rd Division participated in the First Battle of Passchendaele. The Division advanced with two brigades, the 9th and 10th. The attack of the 9th Brigade was carried out by the 34th and 35th Battalion and had two main objectives. They would first secure the area until after Augustus Wood and then they would try and capture Passchendaele village. Not soon after the 34th Battalion started to advance at 5.25 a.m. the 35th Battalion joined the attack. Both Battalions advanced in total confusion due to the heavy German shelling of the jumping-off lines. Second Lieutenant Charles Teesdale Main was killed by a shell in this barrage on the 12th of October 1917, while he was on the line of assembly near the Tyne Cot Cemetery. He was buried where he fell, but his body was not recovered after the war.
Sources 7
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AIF-Project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=185440 Sources used |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1599532/main,-charles-teesdale/ Sources used |
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Discovering Anzacs http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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McCarthy C., 'The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account', London: Arms & Armour Press, 1995, p. 128-129. Sources used |
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National Archives of Australia http://www.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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The Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources used |