CHANCE, Sydney Howard
| Service Number: | 3659 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 16 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Appila, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draftsman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 19 September 1965, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Honour Board, Port Augusta St Augustine's Church Memorial Honor Roll, Tarcoola Goldfields and District Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3659 | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3659, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3659, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3659, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3659, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide |
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Rootsweb ID: I331097 Birth Record: 16 Dec 1892 in Adelaide, South Australia
Mother Mrs Lois Chance, Appila-Yarrowie, South Australia
Previous service:
2 years Vountary Cadets72days AIF
124 days Instructional Staff
Described on enlisting as 23yrs old; single; 5' 11" tall; 139lbs; dark complexion;
blue eyes; black hair; Church of England
2/11/1916 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
3/11/1916 appointed to D Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, Mitcham Camp
11/1/1917 9/5 Pioneers
10/2/1917 embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee
as a Private in 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 9
2/5/1917 disembarked into Devonport, England
2/5/1917 marched in to Pioneer Training Battalion, Fovant
to be acting Lance Corporal
3/6/1917 detached for duty with 15th Training Battalion, Fovant
11/7/1917 transferred to 5th Field Company Engineers details
appointed acting Corp
31/10/1917 proceeded overseas to France
11/8/1918 Sapper - wounded in action
15/8/1918 invalided to UK wounded, ex France
17/8/1918 admitted to Military Hospital, England
Sapper in 5th Field Company Engineers
31/3/1919 returned to Australia onboard Khyber
9/5/1919 disembarked into Adelaide, SA
26/7/1919 discharged from service in Adelaide, SA
Medals British War medal (19621), Victory medal (19274)
Service number 1982 - Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
Described on enlisting as 27yrs 6mths; single
17/5/1920 medical at Keswick, SA
appointed to N & M E Force, Sydney, NSW
19/5/1920 re-enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
22/5/1920 embarked onboard Marsima at Sydney, NSW
31/5/1920 arrived at Rabaul and taken on strength of Garrison
1/7/1920 Honorary CSM
to be temporary 2nd Lieutenant
1920 married Hannah Mary Annand - Yule Island, Papua New Guinea
4/8/1921 returning to Australia per Matraram - ex Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
7/9/1921 disembarked into Adelaide, South Australia
15/8/1943 Hannah passed away, 15 Perrott St, Paddington QLD
"beloved wife of S. H. Chance, late magistrate, of Papua, and loving
mother of Lois and Alister, beloved only daughter of the late George
Annand, and Mrs. Ettie Annand, of 32 John Street, Lismore, N.S.W.,
fond sister of Major G. A. (Alick) Annand, of Melbourne."
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan 4/5/2016. Lest we forget.
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