Regimental number | 29 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Will Chant, Regent Street, West Maitland, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF2 Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: INF2 Promotion date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, Row M, Grae No. 11), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 32 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary Ann CHANT, Paterson Road, Lorn, West Maitland, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |