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CHANDLER, Cecil Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1722 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Enlisted at Rutherglen, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rutherglen, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rutherglen State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 41, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Rutherglen War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1722, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rutherglen, Vic. | |
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| 20 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1722, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1722, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Registered birth name is Cecil Herbert Chandler registration number 36148
Son of Herbert John and Sarah McLoughlin (nee Brown) Chandler of Murphy Street, Rutherglen, Vic. Brother of Annie Lilian Chandler, Ruby Patience Chandler, Roy Chandler and Doris Ivy Chandler
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal