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CHAMLEY, Rupert Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1020 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mole Creek, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Trainiing College, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the hip, 16th Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 22 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 67, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Hobart St Andrews Church Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Mole Creek War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1020, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1020, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1020, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of William Henry and Catherine Elizabeth Chamley of Mole Creek, Tasmania. Brother of Leighton Ormond Chamley who was killed in action on the 29 July 1918 while serving with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Senior Cadets