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CHAMBERS, Alfred William Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3270 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, February 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3270, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3270, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3270, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3270, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3270 Private Alfred William Charles Chambers, 11th Reinforcements, 8th Battalion, of Kew, Vic. Pte Chambers enlisted on 28 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Nestor on 11 October 1915. He was killed in action on 28 July 1916 at Pozieres, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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