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CHAMBERS, Robert Laing
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 774 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 November 1914, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Portree, Scotland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Monash Gully, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row C, Grave 7 Chaplain E.N. Merrington officiated, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 774, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 6 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 774, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 774, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Sydney | |
| 18 May 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 774, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 774 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-18 |
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Arrived in Australia aged 20 years
Son of William Graham Chambers and Nina Grace Chambers of 20 Hill Street, Edinburgh, Scotland formerly of Loch Long, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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