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CHAPPLE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 148 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rose Ash, South Molton, Devonshire, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | County Council School, Devonshire, England |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France., 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Albert Street Uniting Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 148, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 148, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 148, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 148 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 49th Bn.
He was 23 and the son of William John and Mary Chapple, of Ashmill, South Molton, Devon, England.
Births Sep 1897 Chapple William South Molton 5b 404
Age on arrival in Australia-20
Address-Waterworks Road, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland.
Enlistment date 3 September 1914 Private 9th Battalion, A Company
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on 24 September 1914-he was then 21.
Unit from Nominal Roll 49th Battalion