Sam Alfred CHALKER

Regimental number2803
Place of birthKurrumburra, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationArtesian driller
Address59 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs V M Chalker, 59 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria
Enlistment date25 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Star of Victoria on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 October 1916
Miscellaneous information from
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Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death23 August 1952