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CHAMBERS, William Alan
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | V330607, V300607 |
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Enlisted: | 25 July 1941 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | Port Operating Company/ies |
Born: | Moama, Victoria, Australia, 15 August 1920 |
Home Town: | Koyuga, Campaspe, Victoria |
Schooling: | Moama Public School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Worker |
Died: | Natural Causes , Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1985 |
Cemetery: |
Echuca Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
25 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, V330607 | |
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13 Sep 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Queensland as reinforcement. | |
16 Mar 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V330607, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
13 Apr 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V300607, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked Madang New Guinea disembarked Townsville for rest and refit | |
5 Jan 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V300607, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Disembarked Torokina Bougainville for operations as part of the Battalion | |
6 Jan 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V300607, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville | |
24 Nov 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Port Operating Company/ies, Taken on Strength of 54th Port Landing Company Bougainville for duty | |
16 May 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, V330607 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Brother of V68410 Private Arthur Lovelock Chambers 22nd Infantry Battalion (CMF) WW2.