CHAMBERS, Keith Lionel Alexander
| Service Number: | VX112389 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) |
| Born: | Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia , 4 May 1913 |
| Home Town: | Dandenong, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dandenong West State School, Dandenong High School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk - Union Bank |
| Died: | Injuries, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 19 January 1945, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A4 A 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour, Melbourne Union Bank of Australia Limited 'In Memoriam' WW2 Honour Roll, Yorketown Kadina Union Bank WW2 Roll of Honor |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX112389 | |
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| 2 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX112389, Australian Army Pay Corps (AMF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Harold Edwin and Nina Chambers, of Dandenong, Victoria.
HIS LIFE WAS HIS MEMORIAL. GENEROSITY, JUSTICE, LOVE
SGT. K. L. A. CHAMBERS
LAST FRIDAY, Mr. and Mrs. H. Chambers, of 65 McCrae St., Dandanong, received the sad news that their son VX112389 Sgt. Keith L. A. Chambers, had died on January 19th, cause not stated.
Keith, who was 31, grew up in Dandenong, having attended the Dandenong West State School for -a time, and completing his education at the Dandenong High School. When he left school he enterecl the service of the Union Bank at its Melbourne branch and later served for a time at the Camperdown and Loch branches. When he enlisted he was on the staff of the Stock Exchange branch in Little Collins St.
Even before the war started he was attached to the Defence Forces and when war broke out he immediately volunteered for the Militia. From there he transferred to the A.I.F. He spent 18 months in New Guinea but after his last leave was sent to Queensland, from where he expected to be sent on to the Islands. His parents had three or four letters from him whilst he was at Cairns but the last of these arrived about the middle of December, and they surmise he must have been shifted about that tune, probably to the Islands. A fine manly type of young man, Keith was rather quiet and reserved, and had a great love for the out-of-doors. Fishing and shooting were his main, hobbies. His happy simile and cheerful manner endeared him to all who knew him, and those who shared his friendship know just what a great loss his parents have suffered. Another brother, Len, is with the militia up in Queensland and another is in the Union Bank in Tasmania.
When news of Sgt. Chamber’s death was received the flag at the Town Hall was flown half-mast as a tribute to his memory. His parents and the other members of his family have the heartfelt sympathy of the whole community in the loss of a wonderful lad.