Frederick Charles CHENOWETH

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CHENOWETH, Frederick Charles

Service Number:	1125
Enlisted:	17 February 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Corcona, Hamley Bridge, South Australia, 25 August 1879
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Signalman
Died:	9 July 1949, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: Kendrew Oval; Row: 18; Grave: 33
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Belalie North WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour, Belalie North WW1 Memorial & Gates, Hamley Bridge District WW1 Roll of Honor, Owen District Roll of Honor WW1

World War 1 Service

17 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1125
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 1125, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 1125, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
Date unknown:	Wounded 1125, 3rd Pioneer Battalion

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Biography

Rootsweb ID: I352852 Birth Record: 25 August 1879, Corcona, Hamley Bridge, South Australia

Wife, Mrs Myra Alice Chenoweth (nee Polkinghorne), c/o Torrensville PO, Torrensville, South Australia,
passed away 1962 Armidale, VIC.

Described on enlisting as 36yrs old; married; 5' 7" tall; 155 lbs;
dark complexion; brown eyes; dark hair; Church of England

17/2/1916 enlisted in Jamestown, SA

29/3/1916 appointed to Pioneer Unit, Exhibition AIF Camp

6/6/1916 embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla
as a Private in 3rd Pioneer Battalion, D Company

2/11/1916 Pneumonia admitted to 10th Brigade Hospital, England
18/11/1916 taken on strength of 3rd Pioneer Battalion

6/11/1916 proceeded overseas to France

27/7/1917      gun shot wound left hand and right knee (in action), to hospital France
3/8/1917        proceeded to england, onboard SS St David
10/8/1917      transferred from Barnet War to 1st Auxillary Hospital

24/10/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton
30/10/1917 rejoined 3rd Pioneer unit in France

27/12/1917 sick to hospital, France
14/1/1918 rejoined unit, France

26/5/1918       gassed in the field, wounded in action
27/5/1918       admitted to Field Medical Hospital, France
30/5/1918       invalided to UK
1/6/1918         Admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital - burns to legs, Netley, England

5/1/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Kenowna
26/2/1919 disembarked into Australia

14/9/1919 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (14278) and Victory medal (14063)

9/7/1949        passed away
buried in:        West Terrace Cemetery, AIF
                     Section: Kendrew Oval
                     Row: 18; Grave: 33
                     Grant Expires: 31/12/2032

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 7/5/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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