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Chas Clifton CHAPPELL

Regimental number3799
Place of birthYarrawonga, Victoria
SchoolState school, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Other trainingArchitect
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressMiss Sarah Chappell, Sharp Street, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, A M Chappell, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Previous military serviceAustralian Light Horse
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20.6
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCourcelette British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 19), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
96
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Yarrawonga Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Alfred Moffatt (16 September 1867-7 November 1952; bu. Yarrawonga Cemetery) and Sarah 12 May 1870-31 August 1953; bu. Yarrawonga Cemetery) CHAPPELL, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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