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CHANT, Gordon Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 29 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 6 June 1885 |
| Home Town: | West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 5 September 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 29, Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 29, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 29, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 29, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-09-05 |
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