CHIFFITH, Alexander
| Service Number: | 4465 |
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| 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 |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4465, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 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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Add my storyBiography 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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