Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland |
School | Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draftsman |
Address | 172 Merthyr Road, New Farm, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Claude Wm Chambers, 172 Merthyr Road, New Farm, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served with the Moreton Regiment (Citizen Military Forces), Queensland. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Regina Trench Cemetery (Plot IX, Row N, Grave No. 2), Grandcourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 55 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Claude and Evelina CHAMBERS, 121 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales. native of Brisbane |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Captain Leslie Keith CHAMBERS, 17th Battalion, killed in action, 29 July 1916 |
Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipli, Western Front |