CHALKER S.A.
Given Names: Samuel Alfred
Service Number: 2803
Unit: 5th Battalion, 9th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 24 Yrs 1 Mth
Occupation: Artesian Driller
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 3½ In
Weight: 116 Lbs
Chest: 32-35 In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 25/6/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Violet May Chalker
59 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 10/9/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Star of Victoria A16
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Karoola
Embarked: 16/10/1916
Disembarked: 2/12/1916
Unit: 57th Battalion
Rank: Lance Corporal
Discharge Date: 29/1/1917
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 96
British War Medal: 18928
Victory Medal: 18793
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1891
Place: Korumburra, Victoria
Father: John CHALKER
Mother: Elizabeth JAMES
MARRIAGE
Year: 1915
Place:
Spouse: Violet May NISBET
DEATH
Date or Year: 23/8/1952
Place: Melbourne, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 11/7/1916; gun shot wound, face
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Springvale Walls of Remembrance
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION