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Charles Leonard CHAPPEL

Regimental number2137
Place of birthHackney, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTailor
AddressUnley, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Jane Chappel, 72 Unley Road, Unley, South Australia
Previous military service74th Infantry
Enlistment date10 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/65/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 10 April 1916 - 48 Battalion 4th Reinforcement; taken on strength 48 Battalion 16 February 1917; mortally wounded 28 April 1918.
FateDied of wounds 28 April 1918
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death21
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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