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Joseph CHANDLER

Regimental number169
Place of birthCheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
SchoolCouncil School, Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia22
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Address7 Harley Street, Highgate Hill, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, James Chandler, Cheddington, Bucks, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 14 March 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 14), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Maria CHANDLER. Born at Cheddington, Bucks, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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