CHAMBERS A.W.

Given Names:  Alfred William Charles

Service Number:  3270

Unit:  8th Battalion, 11th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  31 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Storeman                                                                                                  

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¼ In                  

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  34-35½ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  28/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Alfred Chambers

42 Packington Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                  

Embarkation Date:  11/10/1915

Port:  Adelaide 

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  8th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  17005

British War Medal:  21467

Victory Medal:  21391

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1884

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Alfred CHAMBERS                     

Mother:  Esther Ann MORRIS

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 28/7/1916                          

Place: Pozieres, Somme, France              

Burial:  No known grave

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 30504

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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