4th Light Horse Regiment
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Charles Arthur Courtney (Major) was born in Castlemaine and a 45 year old medical practitioner when he joined the AIF at the rank of captain on August 20th 1914. He embarked aboard the Wiltshire on October 19th and sailed to Egypt before reaching Gallipoli with the 4th Light Horse Regiment. On September 24th 1915 he suffered concussion from a nearby shell explosion that left him with deafness, insomnia and headaches. He was evacuated and assessed as unfit for further active service, so he returned to Australia aboard the Malwa and his appointment was terminated on March 31st 1916.
