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CHANDLER, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6483 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrowitch, New South Wales, 1 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Pelican, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Yarrowitch Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, St. Ives, Flanders, Belgium, France, 10 July 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot: 1, Row: U, Grave: 31, Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chinchilla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6483, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6483, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6483, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 10 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6483, 15th Infantry Battalion, Warneton, GSW (skull, knee, thigh, elbow and face) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Mott
Ernest Chandler was born on 01 Dec 1890 at Yarrowitch, Walcha, the son of Andrew James Chandler & Jessie Gertrude Curtis (aka Steiger), now of Pelican, Chinchilla, Queensland and later of Judds Creek via Rockley, New South Wales.
Ernest had a sister Gertrude Chandler who was born on the 24 July 1892 at Yarrowitch.
When Ernest enlisted into the Australian Imperial Forces he was 25 years 4 months old, single, a farmer and listed his father as his next of kin, and his religion as Church of England.
Description: 5ft -9in, 163lbs, med complextion, blue eyes, brown hair.
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