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Edward Charles CHANDLER

Regimental number3072
Place of birthWilliamstown, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBottle blower
Address81 Princess Street, North Williamstown, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, D Chandler, 81 Princess Street, North Williamstown, Victoria
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on 29 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1918
Place of death or woundingHazebrouck, France
Age at death29
Place of burialLa Kreule Military Cemetery (Plot I, row F, Grave No. 3), Hazebrouck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
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Family/military connectionsBrothers: 6781 Pte D.G.G. CHANDLER, 21st Bn, killed in action 1 September 1918; 2905 Pte Stephen Albert CHANDLER, 8th Bn, died of wounds, 27 July 1916.

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