CHAMBERS, Daniel Francis
| Service Number: | 165 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Wychitella, Victoria, Australia, 21 April 1883 |
| Home Town: | Mungallala, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Fatal accident duck shooting, Passchendaele Station Mungallala, Queensland, Australia, 16 October 1933, aged 50 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mungallala Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 165, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 165, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Grandad Frank
Daniel Francis Chambers preferred to be called Frank.
It is not yet known why he had decided to enlist into the army.
However, it wasn't uncommon to see him sporting his army jacket after he returned home and returned to working on the farm.
After the war, he purchased property to the south of Mungallala which he named Passchendaele after being involved in this battle during his active service. He was a sheep and cattle farmer.
He married after the war and had seven children. He remained in Mungallala up until his death at the age of 50. He is buried at Mungallala Cemetery along with his wife and is surrounded by other family members including some of his children and siblings.
Courtesy of Hannah Small.
Frank's great-great-granddaughter.
Submitted 9 February 2023 by Hannah Small