WW1

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Sharland, Charles Frederic 

Born Westbury Tasmania the son of The Rev. Frederick Burnett and Ella Georgina Sharland a bank clerk he embarked Melbourne 23^rd September 1916 on board “HMAT Seang Choon” with the 40^th Battalion and the rank of 2^nd Lieutenant.

He spent two years in the Tasmanian volunteers and completed Officers Training School at Claremont and later passed 1^st Officer’s Training school, Duntroon.

He was killed about 8.00 a.m on the 12^th October 1917 during the attack on Passchendaele by a bullet through the head from a sniper and died instantly.  He had just seen all his men placed in shell holes and was about to take cover himself when he met his death.

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