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Ernest Walter CHATFIELD

Regimental number328
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
Address5 Inkerman Grove, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Anna Chatfield, 5 Inkerman Grove, St Kilda, Victoria
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Division Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Kent Fedorowich
Discharge date31 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 May 1943
Age at death61
Place of burialCorowa Old Cemetery, New South Wales

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