CHIVAS, William
| Service Number: | 54399 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1918, Enlisted at Victoria Barracks, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 16 November 1884 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia, 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 54399, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Victoria Barracks, NSW | |
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| 19 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 54399, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jun 1918: | Embarked Private, 54399, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, From NSW Re-inforcements. Was originally destined for the 45th Battalion but changed at the last minute | |
| 8 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 54399, 34th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hay Chivas and Annie Fraser Chivas nee Wallace of Stanley Street, Waverley, NSW
Brother of Stanley Chivas who returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 having served with the 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Elizabeth Ann Chivas, Edwin John Chivas, James Chivas, George Chivas, John Alexand Chivas, Nathaniel Chivas, Maggie Barrie Chivas, Annie Fraser Wallace Chivas, Isabel Smith Chivas and Charles Wallace Chivas
Husband of Mary Chivas nee Ross of Rawson Street, Waverley, NSW. William and Mary married during 1911c in Sydney, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 24 October 1919
Medal: British War Medal