CHADWICK, Henry Roy
| Service Numbers: | 10595, V146327 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 January 1916, Aged 21&3 months Not married Record of service: Senior Caddets for 2 years Citizens Forces 3 years |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company |
| Born: | 6 Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia , 25 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Memorials: | South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Signaller, 10595, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Aged 21&3 months Not married Record of service: Senior Caddets for 2 years Citizens Forces 3 years | |
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| 25 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 10595, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 10595, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 19 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company, Was transfered from 3rd divisional signal company to sapper | |
| 5 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 10595, Australian Corps Headquarters Signal Company, He applied for discharge and was told to wait for further news Declared as having an illegal absence from 30.9.19 but this is cleared as he was requested to help with a discovery at his other job |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, V146327 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aberfoyle Park High School
Henry Roy Chadwick was born in Clifton Hill, Victoria in Australia.
He was a young man upon enlistment, he had 3 years experiance serving in the citizens forces & 2 years experiance as a senior caddet.
He was 21 & 3months when he enlisted to fight in the First World War, he was considered a mechanic and placed as a soldier for the 3rd Divisonal Signl Company to help with communication.
Henry Chadwick enlisted in 1916 and was discharged in 1920, he was married in France to Winfred De Hudson on the 30.10. 1918 and the only family member we have the details of was his father, a bank manager in Clifton Hill called William John Chadwick.
He returned from the war will no injuries. However there is record that he suffered a mild case of Pleurisy which is the imflammation of the lungs. This can cause severe breathing issues and often, depending on the serverity, and especially during the war can result in death.
Before his discharge there are records and allegations of illegal absence. Mr Chadwick who had been transfered to the Australian Corp Sig Coy to become a sapper wrote of the truth of this statement along with why, and so his was made to work back the days he was absent and that was the end of that matter.
By the end of his service, Henry Chadwick was nearly 26 years old.
The path and his where abouts during the war are unclear, but he was in England and France.
Later documents and research also show that he served in the Second World War, had 2 children and moved from living in England to living in Victoria again.