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CHAMBERS, Howard Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 764, Q215334, Q269129 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies |
| Born: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia , 24 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 21 January 1969, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mackay Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Loch Lomond HR1, Warwick War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 764, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 764, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, Q215334, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q215334, 15th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 18 Feb 1943: | Involvement Private, Q269129 | |
| 18 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q269129, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies | |
| 18 Feb 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q215334, 15th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q269129, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cheryl Thompson
Lied about age.
BDM Vic born 1885.
Ancestry birth details
Name: Howard Oliver Chambers
Birth Registration Date: 1885
Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Oliver Cromwel Chambers
Mother Maiden Name: Bosher
Reference Number: 11076
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