Charles Pen CHAMBERS

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CHAMBERS, Charles Pen

Service Number:	3826
Enlisted:	26 July 1917, Burra, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Gladstone, Queensland, 1900
Home Town:	Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Station hand
Died:	Natural causes, South Australia, 4 June 1973
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

26 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3826, Burra, South Australia
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3826, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 3826, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 3826, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne
30 Oct 1917:	Embarked Private, 3826, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Private, 3826

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Biography

Born Charles Penaluna Chambers.

Father, Walter John Pen Chambers, Barcaldine, Queensland

Previous service: 2yrs Cadets

Described on enlisting as 18yrs 7mths old; single; 5' 5.5" tall;
fair complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Church of England

26/1/1917 enlisted at Burra, SA
as a Private in 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10

16/7/1917 appointed to 10/5 Pioneer, Mitcham Camp

27/10/1917 entrained to Melbourne, VIC

30/10/1917   embarked from Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
                    as Private in Australian Motor Transport Section
26/10/1917   disembarked into Devonport, England

27/10/1917 marched in from Australia to Sutton Veny

2/1/1918 transferred to 32nd Battalion, Codford
taken on strength of 32nd Battalion

1/4/1918 proceeding overseas to France, ex Dover

16/4/1918 taken on strength 48th Battaliion, France

3/5/1918       wounded in action, France
4/5/1918       admitted to hospital
13/6/1918     discharged to Base Depot,France

18/9/1918     gun shot wound right kness (severe), 2nd occurrence
22/9/1918     invalided to UK, ex France
25/9/1918     admitted to Royal Hants County Hospital, Winchester, England

6/1/1919 transferred to AMFS, Chelsea

1/11/1919 returned to Australia, embarked onboard HT Nestor, ex England
16/12/1919 disembarked into Australia

12/1/1920 discharged from service

Medals: British War medal (21294) and Victory medal (20733)

4/6/1973 passed away
cremated at: Centennial Park Cemetery

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/5/2016. Lest we forget.

Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.

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