CHINNER, Eric Harding
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia, Australia, 15 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Wounds, France, 19 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot II, Row D, Grave No 8 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Peterborough Baptist Church Chinner Memorial Leadlight Window, Peterborough Public School Honour Board WW1, Peterborough Roll of Honor WW1, Peterborough War Memorial, Port Adelaide Orpheus Society Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Born: 15/1/1894 at Pertersburg (now known as Peterborough), South Australia
SA Birth record
Father Thomas Henry Chinner and Mother ___ (nee
living at Petersburg, South Australia.
Sibling:
Brother Leslie Mervyn Chinner - living at Fisher Street, Malvern SA
Previous service:
Senior Cadet - rank of Lieutenant
Citizen Forces - rank of Lieutenant
Two months at Duntroon
Three weeks at Randwick
Described on enlisting as 21 years old; single; 5' 10" tall; 11 Stone 2 lbs; Baptist
8/8/1914 Enlisted in Adelaide
18/10/1915 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT Geelong A2
as a Lieutenant in the 8th Infantry Brigade, 32 Infantry Battalon with B Company
18/12/1915 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
6/3/1916 proceeded to Officers School - Zeitoun
21/3/1916 to be Lieutenant - Tel-El-Kebir
17/6/1916 O C Troops, embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces
on board the Transylvania
23/6/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
3/7/1916 'On Command' - School of Instruction
9/7/1916 rejoined battalion in France
19/7/1916 reported as 'missing'
19/7/1916 later noted as 'Killed in Action'
26/8/1916 'INCORRECTLY' - noted as 'Died as a POW' in Germany
due to the London Wounded & Missing branch receiving
id marks - which the Germans collected and sent, after
collecting bodies and placing them in the mass graves.
19/7/1916 Lieutenant Chinner died from a shell explosion in the German Trenches
at Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France
NO known grave
His name was Commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France.
In 2008 a burial ground was located at Pheasant Wood containing the bodies of 250 British and Australian soldiers including Lt Chinner. All of the remains were reburied in the newly created Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery.
At the time of the official dedication of the new cemetery on 19 July 2010, 96 of the Australians, including Lt Chinner, had been identified through a combination of anthropological, archaeological, historical and DNA information. Work is continuing on identifying the other remains relocated from the burial ground and buried in the new cemetery as unknown soldiers.
Medals:
1914-15 Star (24221); British War medal (24778); Victory medal (24611);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (355863).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/2/2015. Lest we forget.
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