Robert William Laws CHAMBERS

CHAMBERS, Robert William Laws

    Service Number: Officer
    Enlisted: 3 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
    Last Rank: Captain
    Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 April 1893
    Home Town: New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
    Schooling: Brisbane Central State School and Brisbane Grammar School
    Occupation: Draftsman
    Died: Killed In Action, France, 21 August 1916, aged 23 years
    Cemetery: Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1, United Service Club
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    World War 1 Service

    3 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Brisbane, Queensland
    24 Sep 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
    24 Sep 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    21 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 9th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-08-21

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    Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

    Robert William Laws CHAMBERS was born on 5th April, 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland

    His parents were Claude William CHAMBERS and Evelina Dalrymple COWAN

    Before enlistment he served with the Citizens Military Force in the Moreton Regiment in Queensland

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