CHAMBERS, Charles Pen
Service Number: | 3826 |
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Enlisted: | 26 July 1917, Burra, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Gladstone, Queensland, 1900 |
Home Town: | Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Station hand |
Died: | Natural causes, South Australia, 4 June 1973 |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
26 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3826, Burra, South Australia | |
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30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3826, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3826, 8th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3826, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3826, 8th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3826 |
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Born Charles Penaluna Chambers.
Father, Walter John Pen Chambers, Barcaldine, Queensland
Previous service: 2yrs Cadets
Described on enlisting as 18yrs 7mths old; single; 5' 5.5" tall;
fair complexion; brown eyes; brown hair; Church of England
26/1/1917 enlisted at Burra, SA
as a Private in 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 10
16/7/1917 appointed to 10/5 Pioneer, Mitcham Camp
27/10/1917 entrained to Melbourne, VIC
30/10/1917 embarked from Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
as Private in Australian Motor Transport Section
26/10/1917 disembarked into Devonport, England
27/10/1917 marched in from Australia to Sutton Veny
2/1/1918 transferred to 32nd Battalion, Codford
taken on strength of 32nd Battalion
1/4/1918 proceeding overseas to France, ex Dover
16/4/1918 taken on strength 48th Battaliion, France
3/5/1918 wounded in action, France
4/5/1918 admitted to hospital
13/6/1918 discharged to Base Depot,France
18/9/1918 gun shot wound right kness (severe), 2nd occurrence
22/9/1918 invalided to UK, ex France
25/9/1918 admitted to Royal Hants County Hospital, Winchester, England
6/1/1919 transferred to AMFS, Chelsea
1/11/1919 returned to Australia, embarked onboard HT Nestor, ex England
16/12/1919 disembarked into Australia
12/1/1920 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (21294) and Victory medal (20733)
4/6/1973 passed away
cremated at: Centennial Park Cemetery
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 3/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.