John CHALKLEY

CHALKLEY, John

Service Numbers: 235, 4573
Enlisted: 4 March 1915
Last Rank: Driver
Last Unit: 8th Field Company Engineers
Born: Brooklyn, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town: Claremont, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Linesman
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 September 1917
Cemetery: Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

4 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 235, 28th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 235, 28th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 235, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
25 Sep 1917: Involvement Driver, 4573, 8th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4573 awm_unit: 8th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-09-25

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

A son of Mr and Mrs Chalkley, 39 Coronation street, West Footscray, enlisted in Western Australia early in 1915. Prior to being killed in action in France he had been wounded at Gallopili, in Egypt and in France. He was attached to the 8th Field Engineers, and was a married man. His wife received the following letter from the late Driver Chalkley's sergeant (H. Butson) regarding he husband's death: "Your husband died a brave soldier, doing his duty, and his end was painless, he being killed outright. . . We are  burying him to-morrow and will erect a cross over his grave. He is to be laid at rest in a British soldier's cemetery at Ypres I will endeavor to send you a photo of his resting place. 'Jack' was liked and respected by all in the company, and I am sure you had a husband to be proud of. "

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