Gordon Leslie CHANT

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Service Number:	29
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia , 6 June 1885
Home Town:	West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
Schooling:	West Maitland Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 5 September 1916, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) VI. M. 11.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Maitland Superior Public School Honor Roll

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 29, Randwick, New South Wales
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: ''
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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