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Richard George CHALK

Regimental number1959
Place of birthBurnie, Tasmania
SchoolBurnie State School, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMechanic
AddressBurnie, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, George Chalk, Burnie, Tasmania
Previous military serviceLieutenant in Cadets, 90 District
Enlistment date28 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 May 1917
Place of death or woundingPloegsteert, Belgium
Age at death19.11
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 3), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Annie CHALK, Burnie, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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