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Albert Bland CHAPPELL

Regimental number1718
Place of birthNewcastle, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
Addressc/o PO, Abermain, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinH Chappell, c/o GPO, Abermain, New South Wales
Previous military servicen
Enlistment date5 January 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row I, Grave No. 13), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
175
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Horace and Alice CHAPPELL; Wife: A.M. CHAPPELL, 8 New Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, England. Born at Abermain, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Abersliden, New South Wales.

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