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The headstone over the grave commemorates Aboriginal Salvation Army soldier, Charlie Wandi.
Charlie Wandi was an aboriginal boy who was found as a small child beside the body of his mother who had died from snakebite. The group of men who found the boy in the desert region were surveyors for the laying of railway track between Kalgoorlie and South Australia. As a young boy, Charlie Wandi was fostered by a family in Narrogin. He became a soldier in the Salvation Army in Narrogin in 1909 and later moved to Midland Junction. He was a drummer in the Salvation Army Band with the Midland Corps for many decades.
He eventually lived in Darlington, where he carved model aeroplanes and boomerangs for children in the area. After Charlie died in 1959, Salvationists throughout Western Australia contributed to placing the headstone on his grave at Karrakatta Cemetery.
Location
| Address: | Railway Road, Salvation Army BA599, Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, 6010 |
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| State: | WA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.973461 Long: 115.796241 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Grave |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
In loving memory of Charlie Wandi
Aboriginal drummer.
Midland Junction S. A. Band and of Narrogin
Brother in Christ to all
Promoted to glory
27th Jan. 1959.
Karrakatta Historical Walk Trail Two
Charlie Wandi (d. 1959)
Salvation Army soldier
Charlie Wandi was an Aboriginal boy who was found as a small child beside the body of his mother who had died from snakebite. Charlie was fostered by a family in Narrogin. He became a soldier in the Salvation Arny in Narrogin in 1909 and later moved to Midland Junction.
Charlie was a drummer in the Salvation Army Band with the Midland Corps for many decades. He eventually lived in Darlington. After Charlie died in 1959, Salvationists throughtout Western Australia contributed to placing the headstone on his grave at Karrakatta Cemetery.
