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CHILTON, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1958 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 12th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | 13 December 1940, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial, Rosebud First Australian Imperial Force Contingent Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 27 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1958, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Melbourne | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Egypt | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1958, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Mouquet Farm | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1958, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle of Messines | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1958, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1958, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed. Evacuated to UK. | |
| 22 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1958, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , RTA 19 February 1919 and discharged as MU (no details). |
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