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Charlie Mance (3 December 1900 – 13 September 2001) was a highly decorated Australian soldier who fought in many battles during World War I. Mance was born Lionel Charles Mance in Stratford, Victoria, son of Albert Earnest and Harriot Agnus Mance. He married Bessie Matilda Luckwill in 1919 and they had one son (Lionel). ==War Service== At the age of 16 he lied about his age and enlisted for World War I in Victoria (Private, Regimental Number 763A, Machine Gun Section, No. 1 Battalion) and embarked on the ''Aeneas'' in October 1917 for England. He was transferred to the 22nd Battalion in December 1917, he was wounded-in-action in France on 15 June 1918, but returned to duty with the 6th Brigade 2nd Division on 11 July. The Australian Imperial Forces took part in the advance south of the Somme, the Hindenburg Line, and Montbrehain in October 1918. He fought in a series of battles, including Ville-sur-Ancre, Villers-Bretonneux, Mont St Quentin and Heleville Wood. He was gassed once, rendering him deaf and blind for weeks, and at Heleville Wood was wounded by shrapnel but remained on duty.〔Holroyd City. (Lionel Charles Mance ) ''holroyd.nsw.gov.au'', Accessed 26 July 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlie Mance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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