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CHAPMAN, Eric Burton Elliott

Service Number:	28
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Warwick Farm
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 2 January 1890
Home Town:	Blayney, Blayney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Surveyor
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Blayney Christ Church War Memorial, Blayney War Memorial Gates, Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 28, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm
29 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
4 May 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 28, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
4 May 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 28, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
18 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines

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