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Charles Frederick CHANDLER

Regimental number1521
Place of birthBeckenham, Kent, England
SchoolWellingborough GRammar School, Northamptonshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPearler
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Chandler, Barnmead Road, Beckenham, England
Previous military service9th County of London Territorials, Royal Wiltshire Yeomenry
Enlistment date23 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 22 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 August 1915
Place of death or woundingMacLean's Post, Gallipoli
Date of death1 August 1915
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 61), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
61
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs L. CHANDLER, Barnmead Road, Beckenham, Kent, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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