Regimental number | 8754 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Photographer |
Address | 332 Victoria Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Chadwick, 332 Victoria Street, Richmond, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Field Ambulance, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/45/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Ambulance |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work near Zonnebeke on 4 October 1917. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the morning of the 4th October, 1917, word was brought in that four severely wounded men had been lying out in No Man's Land, east of ZONNEBEKE, since the previous afternoon. A heavy German barrage both of H.E. and machine gun, was laid down on this area. Volunteers were called for, and Private CHADWICK went forward dressed the wounded in the open, and succeeded in getting the men safely under cover and back to the lines. He showed extraordinary tenacity of purpose and disregard of pain, as he had been covered with painful boils for several days was feverish and had been placed off duty twice by the Medical Officer. In spite of this he persisted in carrying on as long as there was work to be done.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |