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CHIDDY, Henry Brandon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX28551 , NX28551 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1940, Picton, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Picton, New South Wales, 27 November 1903 |
| Home Town: | Thirlmere, Wollondilly, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber worker- Axeman and Sleeper Cutter |
| Died: | Died of Illness - Dysentery (POW of Japan), Burma, 22 August 1943, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A9. A. 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, NX28551 , 2nd/15th Field Regiment, Picton, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Gunner, NX28551, 2nd/15th Field Regiment, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 22 Aug 1943: | Involvement Gunner, NX28551 , 2nd/15th Field Regiment, Prisoners of War |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Andrew CHIDDY and Elizabeth Meriam CHIDDY nee RIDEOUT.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE ALWAYS REMEMBERED
Survived by sisters Mrs Clara Channell, Mrs Amy Grant, Mrs Vera Gillard, Mrs Amelia Richards, Mrs Christina Urwin and brother William.
Brandon did not marry.
Thirlmere Soldier Pays Supreme Sacrifice
New was received in Thirlmere on Monday that Private Brandon Chiddy, A.I.F., died on 23rd August, 1943, while a prisioner of war in Thailand. He was a brother of Mrs. Channell, of Thirlmere, and enlisted early in the war.
He had numerous nephews that served during WW2
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