Edward George CHIGWIDDEN

CHIGWIDDEN, Edward George

Service Number: 1626
Enlisted: 29 February 1916, Enlisted at Inverell, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 33rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town: Howell, Guyra, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of wounds, France, 9 August 1918
Cemetery: Vignacourt British Cemetery
Plot V, Row A, Grave 4 Rev. G.A.B. Boycott officiated, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Howell Public School Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

29 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1626, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Inverell, NSW
13 May 1916: Involvement Private, 1626, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
13 May 1916: Embarked Private, 1626, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
24 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1626, 36th Infantry Battalion, Multiple shrapnel wounds
10 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1626, Wounded for the second time. Gunshot wound to the left thigh and left arm and invalided back to England
30 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion
8 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1626, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Penetrating wound to the abdomen
9 Aug 1918: Involvement Private, 1626, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1626 awm_unit: 33rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-09

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William and Jane Chigwidden of Howell via Inverell; brother of Beatrice Maude Davis

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal