Regimental number | 245 |
Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria |
School | Goed Street State Public School, Hiltonstill, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 'Moana', Royalist Road, Mosman, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J H Challen, 28 Chaucer Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 1, Battery 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/29/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 27.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 10), Lasboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 19 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Esther CHALLEN, 28 Dickens Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Native of Collingwood, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176 Date: |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |