Alexander CHIFFITH

CHIFFITH, Alexander

Service Number: 4465
Enlisted: 13 September 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 46th Infantry Battalion
Born: Spartes, Greece, May 1892
Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: GSW to left thigh, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 15 August 1916
Cemetery: Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England
Netley Military Military Cemetery (Plot Roman Catholic, Grave No. 882), Hound, Hampshire, Netley Military Cemetery, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 5th Infantry Battalion
28 Jan 1916: Involvement Private, 4465, 5th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4465, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
31 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion
15 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 4465, 46th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4465 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-15

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK

Died on this date - 15th August......Private Alexander Chiffith was born at Spartes, Greece around 1892. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 13th September, 1915 as a 23 year old Labourer from Melbourne, Victoria.

Private Chiffith embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 28th January, 1916 with the 5th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements & disembarked at Alexandria on 28th February, 1916. He arrived in France on 8th June, 1916.
Private Chiffith was written up for a Crime – “Neglect of duty in failing to keep dugout clean on 10.7.16.”. He was awarded a forfeiture of 1 days’ pay.
Private Chiffith was wounded in action on 8th August, 1916. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship St Patrick on 11th August, 1916 & admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire the next day with gunshot wounds to left thigh - serious.

The Hospital Admissions form records the following information: “Wounded at Pozieres on 7.8.16. Condition of patient on admission bad. Very large deep septic wound (6” x 7”) over left gluteal region & another in left groin. Also smaller wound over right buttock."

Private Alexander Chiffith died around 2 am on 15th August, 1916 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action in France – gunshot wounds to buttock & left thigh. He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---j.html

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