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James CHANT

Regimental number6485
SchoolPublic School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngine driver
AddressAlbury, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinUncle, I Manns, David Street, Albury, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death35
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 10), Bailleul, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
32
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Grace CHANT. Native of The Rock, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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