Regimental number | 2341 |
Place of birth | Burnley, Victoria |
School | Burnly State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 29 Khartoum Street, Burnley, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, W Chitty, 29 Khartoum Street, Burnley, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXI, Row G, Grave No. 12), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary CHITTY, 29 Khartoum Street, Burnely, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |