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CHAMBERS, Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 958 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | MacArthur Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shrapnel wounds to the side, Gallipoli, 24 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 23 Rev. E. Merrington officiated Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved son of J. & E. Chambers of Ballarat Thy will be done Commemorated in the Ballarat New Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 21 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Uganda embarkation_ship_number: A66 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Uganda, Melbourne | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 8th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 23 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, SW to abdomen and side sustained in the line at Table Top. Evacuated to 16th CCS where he died of his wounds the next day. | |
| 24 Sep 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 958 awm_unit: 8th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-09-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Elizabeth Emma Chambers of 606 Ligar Street, Ballarat
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the school cadets
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Elizabeth Emma Chambers of 606 Ligar Street, Ballarat
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the school cadets
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