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Ernest CHANDLER

Regimental number6483
Place of birthYarrowitch, New South Wales
SchoolYarrowitch Public School, Walcha, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationFarmer
AddressPelican, Chinchilla, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, A J Chandler, Pelican via Chinchilla, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 July 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death27
Place of burialTrois-Abres Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 31), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew James and Jessie Gertrude CHANDLER
Family/military connectionsCousin: Lieutenant Charles Louis COLLIN, 42nd Battalion (late of 2nd Light Horse Regiment), A.D.C. to Commandant, killed in action, France, 1 September 1918. Several cousins went to the front.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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