Virtual War Memorial | Richard William Edward (Will) CHANDLER

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CHANDLER, Richard William Edward

Service Number:	505
Enlisted:	4 August 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Nuna Creek, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maclean Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Fisherman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 21 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France Plot III, Row S, Grave 5,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maclean Public School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

4 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 505, 15th Machine Gun Company
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 505, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 505, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne
21 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 505, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 505 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-21

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