Robert CHALK

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Service Number:	1273
Enlisted:	11 January 1917, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	Railway Unit (AIF)
Born:	Peake Downs, Clermont, Queensland. , 4 April 1869
Home Town:	Cairns, Cairns, Queensland
Schooling:	Cairns Boys School, Cairns, Queensland
Occupation:	Loco Driver.
Died:	Old Age, Cairns, Queensland. , 15 November 1964, aged 95 years
Cemetery:	Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland Monumental West Side, Row ZI, Site 6853
Memorials:	Cairns Boys' State School, Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour

11 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, Railway Unit (AIF), Company Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Class 2
11 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Railway Unit (AIF), Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Queensland.
11 May 1917:	Involvement 1273, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked 1273, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
25 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, Railway Unit (AIF), Returned to Australia

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