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CHESTER, Charles Edward William

Service Number:	2536
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Gippsland, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Cerebro-spinal meningitis, United Kingdom, 31 January 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Tidworth Military Cemetery, England C 269
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gormandale East State School HR, Gormandale War Memorial, Traralgon War Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2536, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2536, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne

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