CHITTENDEN, George Clifton
| Service Number: | 1895 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Hobbys Yards, Newbridge, New South Wales, Australia , 21 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Newbridge, Blayney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bathurst School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 January 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Picardie Plot 111, Row H, Grave 6. Headstone inscription reads: "They missed you most who loved you best", Guards Cemetery, Lesboeufs, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Blayney War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1895, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 22 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1895, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 22 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1895, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1895, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), KIA Delville Wood | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1895, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), KIA Delville Wood |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Edward and Edith Annie Chittenden, of Hobbys Yards, New South Wales.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
George Clifton CHITTENDEN was born on 21st June, 1895 at Hobbys Yards
His parents were James Edward CHITTENDEN and Edith Annie MELVILLE who married in 1894 in Blayney, NSW - he had two known sisters, Lillian & Edith
He had previously served with the Senior Cadets for 9 months before he enlisted on 25th February, 1916 at Bathurst - he was with J Coy, Bathurst Depot and left Australia with the 3rd reinforcements of the 45th Battalion on 22nd May, 1916- later he joined the ranks of the 45th Battalion on the 22nd September, 1916 in the Field.
George was Killed in Action at Delville Wood on 24th January, 1917
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medals
His name is memorialised at the Australian War Memorial and on a Memorial plaque commemorating his service in WW1 at the Hobbys Yards Uniting Church
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