Regimental number | 4998 |
Place of birth | Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Botany Road, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, H Chandler, Botany Road, Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
Fate | Died of wounds (accidental) |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 41), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 7388 Sapper James CHANDLER, 7th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; died by suicide, 16 August 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, 3 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 November 1916. Transferred to 9th Machine Gun Company, 6 February 1917. Wounded in action, 4 October 1917; rejoined unit, 23 October 1917. Wounded in action, 17 April 1918 (gassed). Transferred to England, 24 April 1918, and admitted to War Hospital, Duston, Northamptonshire, 25 April 1918. Transferred to No. 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 13 May 1918; discharged to No. 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 17 May 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 2 October 1918. Detached to 9th Infantry Brigade Headquarters as batman, 20 December 1918; accidentally injured (fractured skull); died in No. 3 Australian General Hospital, 17 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |