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CHAFFER, Henry Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 675 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW United Church area, Row C, Grave 186 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 675, 1st Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 675, 1st Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 675, 1st Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 12 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 675, 1st Machine Gun Company, Gassed. | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 675, 1st Machine Gun Company, Second occasion. Shrapnel wound to the foot and arm | |
| 13 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 675, 1st Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick John Chaffer and Martha Chaffer of Undercliffe Road, Undercliffe, NSW. Brother of Frank William Chaffer who returned to Australia on 7 February 1920 having served with the 4th Battalion
Returned to Australia on 15 October 1919 aboard HT Main
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1928c Henry married Hannah B. Edgerton-Anderton in Paddington, NSW