CHASE, Theyre Pelham
| Service Number: | 4179 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sorrento, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Melbourne C of E Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Yannathan, Victoria, Australia, 2 December 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall C, Niche 324 |
| Memorials: | Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4179, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4179, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4179, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4179, 59th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
T. P. CHASE enlisted on 31st July and embarked as Private in reinforcements to 8th Battalion on 29th December 1915. He arrived in
Egypt on 30th January 1916, and in April was transferred to 59th Battalion. He arrived in France in June 1916 and took part in Battle of
Fleurbaix and all the winter campaign on the Somme in 1916-17 until Ypres in August, and Polygon Wood in September 1917, when he was
wounded.
On his return from hospital in England to his battalion he remained with it till Armistice, taking part in actions at Villers-Bretonneux, Peronne and Bellicourt.
He returned to Australia in August and was discharged on 12th October 1919.