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CHANDLER, Cornelius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2303 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wounds followed by shock, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row D, Grave 43 Rev. W.E. Dexter officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2303, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2303, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his sister Mary Ellen Martin of Shrap Street, Northcote, Victoria. Brother of James Benjamin Chandler of Munro Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal