CHAMBERS, Thomas
| Service Number: | 1923 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newport, County Mayo.Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mossman, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Jarlath's College Catholic, Galway; and College, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland. |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" LONE PINE MEMORIAL Panel 45 , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ireland Castlebar Mayo Peace Park Australian War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1923, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1923, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
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15th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He is honoured on the Mayo Great War Memorial in Mayo Peace Park, Garden of Remembrance, Lannagh Road, Castlebar, County Mayo.
Age on arrival in Australia-23
Next of kin-Father, Mr F Chambers, Newport, County Mayo.Ireland
Enlistment date-19 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll-13 January 1915
Place of enlistment Port Douglas, Queensland
Age at embarkation-26
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 16 April 1915
Age at death-27
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Joined 15th Bn, Gallipoli Peninsula, and taken on strength, 16 June 1915.
Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 16 July 1915; transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 17 July 1915 (diarrhoea); to 24th Casualty Clearing Station, Lemnos, 24 July 1915; rejoined unit, 30 July 1915.
Sources
NAA: B2455, CHAMBERS Thomas
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