CHASTEAUNEUF, William George
Service Number: | 4138 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Peckham, London, England, 27 July 1895 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Streatham Board School, England |
Occupation: | Pastry Cook |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 August 1916, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4138, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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11 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4138, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
11 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4138, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
7 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4138, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4138 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1895 Chasteauneuf William George Camberwell 1d 857
He was 21 and the son of Charles Horatio and Sarah Ann Chasteauneuf, of 32A, Kettering St., Mitcham Lane, Streatham, London.
He is remembered on the Streatham War Memorial (1914-1919) is located on the outside of St James, West Streatham church, grouping those that have fallen by the road names in Furzedown.
His brother fell whilst serving with British forces-he was Private Edward Horatio Bull Chasteauneuf-aged 24- Service Number 15845-12th Bn. East Surrey Regiment- Died 01/08/1917
Biography
"THE LATE PRIVATE W. J. CHASTEAUNEUF.
Private W. G. Chasteauneuf, who was reported killed on August 7, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chasteauneuf, of Streatham, England. He came to Australia in June, 1914, and enlisted in 1915. He had been on active service only a few months when killed." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 30 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)