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William George CHAMBERLAIN

Regimental number1362
Place of birthKing's Lynn, Norfolk, England
SchoolChurch of England
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
AddressHarrowern Urwins Bridge Road, Wanstead Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs E E Chamberlain, Gladstone Road, King's Lynn, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class II)
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Noted CHAMBERLAIN William George NR
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row N, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Ellen CHAMBERLAIN, 9 Queen's Avenue, King's Lynn, England

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