Charles Joshua Madsen (1878 - 1929)

Born 1878 in Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 27 Jul 1929 at about age 51 in Queensland, Australia

Biography

Charles Madsen was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Charles Madsen is an Anzac who served in the Boer War.

Charles Madsen is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Private Charles Madsen served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 18 Jul 1917
Unit(s):
Service ended: 17 Oct 1918

Charles Madsen was awarded the British War Medal.

Charles Madsen was born in Yackandandah, Victoria in about 1878. ^{[1] [2]}

Served for 18 months in 2nd Australian Commonwealth Horse, South Africa (Boer War). ^{[3] [2]}

Charles Madsen served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in World War 1. His enlistment date was 18 Jul 1917. His next of kin on enlistment was: Wife, Mrs Jeannie Madsen, Emu Park, via Rockhampton, Queensland. His unit was: Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps. His Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board SS Makambo on 16 September 1917 for Rabaul in Papua-New Guinea. His rank was Private. His Regimental Number was: 1142. Returned to Australia 17 October 1918. ^{[2] [4]}

Charles Joshua Madsen died on 27 Jul 1929 in Queensland. ^[5]

Research Notes

Possible marriage record:

Charles Madsen and Jeannie Baker were married on 29 Sep 1915 in Queensland.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria Birth Index: (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 01 May 2023). Index entry for Carl Joshua MADSEN, Year: 1878; Parents: Niels and Adelaide ADDIS; Place: YA CH Reg. Number: 12764/1878
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for Charles Madsen for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 1142; Rank: Private; Unit: Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Army Medical Corps; Enlistment Date: 18 Jul 1917; Returned to Australia 17 October 1918 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 01 May 2023
3. ↑ National Archives Australia Boer War Service Record: National Archives Australia: 684309
4. ↑ National Archives Australia World War 1 Australian Imperial Force Service Record: National Archives Australia: 8211616
5. ↑ Queensland Death Registration Index, The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for Charles Joshua Madsen, Death date: 27 Jul 1929, Father: Neils Madsen, Mother: Adelaide Addis, Registration Number: 1929/C/3353; Link to Record 1929/C/3353 : accessed 01 May 2023
6. ↑ Queensland Marriage Registration Index, The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for Charles Madsen and Jeannie Baker, Marriage Date: 29 Sep 1915 Registration Number: 1915/C/2922; Link to Record 1915/C/2922 : accessed 01 May 2023

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 September 2023), memorial page for Carl Joshua “Charles” Madsen (1878–Jul 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #160455505, citing North Rockhampton Cemetery, Norman Gardens, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by BB (contributor 49825097). (note there is no gravestone photograph as yet)