Regimental number | 6483 |
Place of birth | Yarrowitch, New South Wales |
School | Yarrowitch Public School, Walcha, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Pelican, Chinchilla, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, A J Chandler, Pelican via Chinchilla, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Place of burial | Trois-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 connections | Cousin: 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 |