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CHIGWIDDEN, Edward George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1626 |
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| 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, Picardie 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1626, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Inverell, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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