Regimental number | 1004 |
Place of birth | Preston, Victoria |
School | Brunswick State School, No. 1213, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 56 Pearson Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Chadwick, 56 Pearson Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 12 months in Army Service Corps in 1910, also in the Naval Force 1907-1908. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 25.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 68), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Alice CHADWICK, 56 Pearson Street West Brunswick, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 21 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Next of kin address subsequently, Mother, A. A. Chadwick, 56 Pearson Street, West Brunswick, Victoria (father deceased, 1916) |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHADWICK Fred. |