Regimental number | 691 |
Place of birth | St Lucia, West Indies |
School | Grammar School, Sallash, Cornwall, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 47 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Chase, 185 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Bechuanaland Field Force 1884/84, 2nd Western Australian Contingent and Scottish Horse of the Boer War 1900/2. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 54 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 47 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 17), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 79 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble plaque: 'Mors janua vitae' [Death is the gate to life]) in St George's Cathedral, Perth, Western Australia. Parents: Richard and Susan CHASE |
Family/military connections | Brother: Brig. Gen. L. Chase UC CB who died at Ivetta, Belouchistan, previous to the war. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Killed in action, 28 April 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHASE Richard Henry |