Regimental number | 7134 |
Place of birth | Bega, New South Wales |
School | Shellharbour State School, Wollongong District, North Sydney Boys' High |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Shell Harbour, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.3 |
Height | 5' 7.5" |
Weight | 127 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C F Chopin, Shell Harbour, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadet and Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Near Estres, France |
Age at death | 18.4 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 82 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederic and Emilie CHOPIN, Public School, Shellharbor, New South Wales. Native of Candelo, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHOPIN Charles Frederick Giles |