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James Herbert * CHASELING

Date of birth29 April 1871
Place of birthNowra, New South Wales
Other NamesCHASELING, James Herbert~
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk in holy orders
AddressNeutral Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Chaseling, St Peter's Rectory, Neutral Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1919
Discharge date14 February 1920
Other details

War service: appointed to the AIF, 1 June 1915; embarked on board HMAT 'Shropshire', 20 August 1915 (voyage only); appointment terminated, 3 November 1915.

Reappointed to the AIF, 24 August 1916; embarked on board HMAT 'Anchises', 24 August 1916 (voyage only); disembarked Adelaide, 6 September 1916 (medically unfit: cerebral haemorrhage); appointment terminated, 9 September 1916.

Reappointed to the AIF, 8 April 1919; embarked Sydney on board HMAT 'Ulysses', 19 April 1919; disembarked Liverpool, England, 7 June 1919; granted leave until recalled, 10 June 1919; commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devon', 8 October 1919; discharged (appointment terminated), Sydney, 14 February 1920.

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CHASELING James Herbert *

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