ARVIER, Astley Chavard
| Service Number: | QX6328 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Bardon, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Bardon, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rainworth Primary, Brisbane Grammar School & Queensland University |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, Bethseda Caring Centre, Corinda, Queensland, 6 June 1997, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX6328, Kelvin Grove, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted QX6328, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 14 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, QX6328, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 14 Dec 1945: | Discharged QX6328, 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
Help us honour Astley Chavard Arvier's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Astley Chavard ARVIER was born in Bardon, Brisbane, Queensland on 30th May, 1919
His parents were Frederick August Chavard ARVIER & Violet Jessie WATSON
He married Alison Ruth BERRY on 29th September, 1951 in the Kalinga Presbyterian Church
He enlisted in the Army as a Lieutenant on 15th July, 1940 in Kelvin Grove with the 2nd/10th Field Artillery Regiment - he became a prisoner of war in Borneo and eventually returned to Australia and was discharged on 14th December, 1945 with the rank of Captain
Astley died in the Bethseda Caring Centre in Corinda, Queensland on 6th June 1997
See link (Bio) for further details on his life
Click images to start slideshow.