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Percival George CHANDLER

Regimental number2866
Date of birth8 November 1887
Place of birthPort Pirie, South Australia
SchoolSaint Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCommercial traveller
AddressNorwood, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Mildred Chandler, 84 Edward Street, Norwood, South Australia
Enlistment date8 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 March 1917
Place of death or woundingLetransloy south of Guedecourt, France
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie CHANDLER, 5 Charles Street, Norwood, South Australia. Native of Port Pirie
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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