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CHALSON, Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2502 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Place of enlistment - Tooraweenah, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Blayney, New South Wales, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Blayney, Blayney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Blayney Catholic Convent School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Fettler |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 29 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot II, Row H, Grave 30, Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Blayney Pictorial Honour Roll No 1, Blayney War Memorial Gates, Blayney and Milthorpe District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2502, Place of enlistment - Tooraweenah, New South Wales | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 2502, Mining Corps, Embarked on HMAT 'A16' Star of Victoria from Sydney on 31st March 1916 | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company) | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2502, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Polygon Wood, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2502 awm_unit: 1st Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
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