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CHAMBERS, Harold Heathcote Hayes
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 648 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Kyneton, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heathcote, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Augustine's, Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 648, Kyneton, Victoria | |
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| 23 Aug 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 648, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 648, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 648, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 648 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-04-28 | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded 648, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (head) |
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"648 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Harold Heathcote Hayes Chambers, 7th Battalion, of Kyneton, Vic... He was a draper prior to enlisting on 18 August 1914. Promoted to Lance Corporal the very next day, he embarked from Melbourne on board HMAT (A20) Horarata on 19 October 1914. L/Cpl Chambers was wounded in action during the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915 and died of his wounds on 28 April 1915. He was 21 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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