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CHALONER, Theophilus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5817 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Albany, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Tambellup, Broomehill-Tambellup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Blue Coat School, Birmingham, UK |
| Occupation: | Fireman (WA Railways) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 23 |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Tambellup War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5817, 27th Infantry Battalion, Albany, WA | |
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| 30 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5817, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5817, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5817, 27th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5817, 27th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 27th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 5817, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5817 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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