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CHESTERS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3476 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Savernake, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Lake Rowan, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lake Rowan State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla Presbyterian Church WW1 Honour Roll, Benalla War Memorial, Lake Rowan War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3476, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3476, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3476, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3476, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3476 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of Thomas Chesters and Margaret Walker, who lived at Upotipotpon, near Benalla, Victoria. The father had died in 1909 when John Chesters was only 12 years of age. Mum remarried and she recieved her sons medals and personal effects.