Gordon Sydney CHAMBERS

CHAMBERS, Gordon Sydney

Service Number: NX19969
Enlisted: 3 June 1940
Last Rank: Lance Bombardier
Last Unit: 2nd/3rd Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, 28 May 1919
Home Town: Kingsford, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Killed in Action, Egypt, 1 November 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery: El Alamein War Cemetery
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Bombardier, NX19969, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
31 Mar 1941: Involvement Lance Bombardier, NX19969, 2nd/3rd Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, El Alamein
31 Mar 1941: Enlisted Moore Park, New South Wales

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Biography

"...NX19969 Lance Bombardier Gordon Sydney Chambers of 3 Anti Tank Regiment from Kingsford, NSW. Gunner St Clair was 24 years old when he enlisted on 31 March 1941. He was killed in action on 14 July 1942 in the First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt. Lance Bombardier Chambers was 21 years old when he enlisted on 3 June 1940. He was killed in action on 1 November 1942 in the Second Battle of El Alamein..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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