David George Gregory CHANDLER

CHANDLER, David George Gregory

    Service Number: 6781
    Enlisted: 1 February 1917, 19th Reinforcements
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1898
    Home Town: Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed In Action At The Summit Of Mont St Quentin, Mont St Quentin France, 1 September 1918
    Cemetery: Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
    Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 40, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Mont St Quentin Pictorial Honour Roll, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board
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    World War 1 Service

    1 Feb 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6781, 23rd Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcements
    11 May 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6781, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
    4 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6781, 21st Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6781, The Battle of Amiens
    8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6781, 21st Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days"
    1 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6781, 21st Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6781 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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    Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

    David George Gregory CHANDLER was born in Williamstown, Victoria in 1898

    His parents were David CHANDLER & Emma NEWING

    Two of his brothers also lost their lives in WW1 & another died soon after returning

    1. Stephen Albert CHANDLER (SN 2905)  died 1916

    2. Edward Charles CHANDLER (SN 3072) Killed in Action in 1918

    3. Robert Goodwin CHANDLER (SN 168) returned to Australia in 1918 but died in 1921

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