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CHAPLAIN, Thomas Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 615 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 May 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Daylesford, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Daylesford State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | miner |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery), At sea (HS Galeka), 8 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 67 Chaplain C. Howard officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Daylesford Masonic Lodge No12, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 615, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 615, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 615, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 26 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 615, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Chaplain and Hannah Selena Chaplain nee Rowling of Victoria Street, Daylesford, Victoria. Brother of Christina Eliza Chaplain, Lily Chaplain and Scelina May Chaplain
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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