CHAILLE, Wilfred Mapon
| Service Number: | 530 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914, Enoggera, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Esk, Queensland, Australia, 7 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Esk, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Jordan Valley, Palestine, 14 July 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jerusalem War Cemetery J 28 |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 In Memoriam Honour Board, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 530, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enoggera, Queensland | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 530, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 530, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, 530, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Ship Persic A Squadron | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 530, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 530 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-07-14 | |
| 14 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 530, 15th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wilfred Mapon CHAILLE was born on 7th August, 1891 in Esk, Queensland
His parents were James Mapon CHAILLE and Charlotte Ann WOOLLETT
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sergeant Wilfred Mapon Chaille, better known in Esk and district as "Pat'' Chaille, was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs. J. M. Chaille, Esk, and waa 36 years of age last August. He enlisted early in September, 1914, and landed with the Light Horse at Gallipoli where he was wounded He returned to the Front, however, and was present at the evacuation. Enlisting as a trooper, he was promoted in the field to corporal, and later to sergeant. Prior to the war he was a member of the Legion of Frontiersmen.
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