CHILMAN, Hedley Frank
| Service Number: | SX4242 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowell, South Australia, Australia, 21 January 1917 |
| Home Town: | Warramboo, Wudinna, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 23 November 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C5. D. 5. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cummins War Memorial, Warramboo Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jun 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX4242, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX4242, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frank and Doreen Chilman, of Port Lincoln, South Australia.
HE LIVED IN DEEDS NOT YEARS
HERO OF THE EMPIRE
CHILMAN. — In sacred and honored memory of our dearly loved son and brother, Hedley Frank Chilman, who made the great sacrifice, New Guinea, November 23, 1942.
In silence we remember.
HERO OF THE EMPIRE
CHILMAN.—In sorrowful memory of our dearly loved son and brother, Hedley Frank Chilman, who gave his life in the Battle for Gona, N.G., November 23, 1942.
O valiant heart, who to your glory came,
Through dust of conflict and through battle flame,
Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved,
Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.
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