The AIF Project

Charles CHIVERS

Regimental number3867
Place of birthFremantle, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMilk carter
AddressHampton Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Chivers, Hampton Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 22 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 September 1916
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22
Place of burialChester Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 1), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
79
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia. Mother: Maud CHIVERS (d. 13 February 1914, aged 53; bu. Fremantle)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.