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CHILMAN, Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 283 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, 3 October 1888 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Smelter |
| Died: | Ongoing ill health as a result of war injuries, Northfield Mental Hospital, South Australia, 6 September 1956, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 6, Site No: 63 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 283, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 283, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Private Chilman was honour at Wallaroo on January 3 1919 on his return, with Sergeant A Glover, T Allen, J Owens, RJ McLean. The Mayor the ex-Mayor and Mr J Dargan from the Returned Soldiers' Association, all welcomed the guest. After the speeches in the Institute the soldiers and their relarives and friends were entertained by Cheer-up ladies at the Parish hall.
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