CHAPMAN, Robert Hungerford
| Service Number: | 6770A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 August 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 14 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia, 8 January 1967, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | North Adelaide Queens School Honour Board, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6770A, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6770A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 6770A, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6770A, 24th Infantry Battalion |
Pte Robert Hungerford CHAPMAN
From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Robert Hungerford CHAPMAN
Regimental Number: 6770A
Unit Name: 21st Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Bank Clerk
Address: Ballarat, Vic.
Age at Enlistment: 19 years and 11 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 1 August 1917, Ballarat, Vic.
Next of Kin: Father, Robert Edward Chapman, Bank of NSW, Ballarat, Vic. Then at 'Wykeham', Clermiston Avenue, Roseville, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic., on board HMAT A71 Nestor, on 21 November 1917. He left on the same day and the same ship as Henry Becher Forrest (B.2a.1b.1c) and his brother Moritz Edward Forrest (B.2a.1b.2c).
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 24th Battalion
Campaigns Served: France
War Service/Promotion: He disembarked 15 December 1917, Suez, Egypt. Left Alexandria, Egypt, 5 January 1918 for Cherbourg, France. From there to Fovant, Wiltshire, England, on 24 January 1918, where he stayed in hospital until 15 May 1918. Left hospital for 5th Training Battalion, then on 6 October 1918 left England for Le Havre to join 21st Battalion in France. In December 1918 he was hospitalised for 10 days with influenza. Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance, then 7th General Hospital, St Omer, France, on 26 February 1919. He was transferred to England per St Andrew, 28 February 1919 to Bulford, Heytesbury, Wiltshire.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Khyber, 31 March 1919. He married Alice Gwyneth Penfold,
20 April 1932, St Thomas Church of England, North Sydney, NSW.
Place of Death: 8 January 1967, Sydney, NSW
Place of Cremation: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
Submitted 22 July 2019 by Evan Evans
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