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CHANT, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6485 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | The Rock, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 April 1918, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 11, Row G, Grave 10 , Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Albury St. Matthew's Anglican Church War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Culcairn & District Great War Roll of Honor, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6485, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6485, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard and Grace Chant
Member of Remington 242 Lodge
Private James Chant, aged 35 years, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Chant, of Albury, was killed on April 17. He was for about five years employed as engine driver to Culcairn Shire Council.
CHANT— Killed in Action, on April 17, 1918, Pte. James Chant, 2nd Battalion, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Manns, "Merrileas," David street, Albury, aged 35 years.