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CHASTON, Francis John

Service Numbers:	SN 1812, 1812
Enlisted:	27 May 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Benayeo, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Apsley, West Wimmera, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 22 January 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Apsley War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frances War Memorial, Kowree Shire Honour Roll, Kybybolite Memorial Gates, Naracoorte War Memorial, Naracoorte and District Town Hall Honour Board WW1, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 2 Service

27 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 1812, 43rd Infantry Battalion

World War 1 Service

12 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1812, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1812, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
22 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 1812, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1812 awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-22

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Son of Jonathon and Hannah Louisa Light