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CHANTER, John Courtenay
Personal Details
Service Number: | 459 |
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Enlisted: | 1 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Rochester, Victoria, 17 February 1881 |
Home Town: | Echuca, Campaspe, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, 23 February 1962, aged 81 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Echuca Boer War Memorial, Echuca War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 459, New South Wales Citizen Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
1 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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11 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
11 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
16 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
1 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Light Horse Regiment | |
15 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
26 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
2 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
2 Nov 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
12 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 4th Light Horse Regiment |
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