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Cyril CHAPLIN

Regimental number975
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
True NameCHAPLAIN, Cyril
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressLaunceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9.25"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinFather, Augustus Chaplin, 17 Mulgrave Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date24 November 1915
Place of enlistmentRoss, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Discharge date19 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

By statutory declaration, 6 November 1917, stated true name to be Cyril CHAPLAIN.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 11 May 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 19 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFather's address incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Launceston, England.
Date of death7 December 1957
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHAPLIN Cyril

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