Regimental number | 4340 |
Place of birth | Burnley, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Brass finisher |
Address | Canterbury Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 173 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, T A Chivers, Railway Station, Quambatook, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 48th Bn, Citizen Military Forces, Melbourne; left the unit to enlist in the AIF. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4769 Company Sergeant Major Albert William CHIVERS, 46th Bn, returned to Australia, 25 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 16 February 1916 (ingrowing toenail); discharged to duty, 10 March 1916. Admitted to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 25 March 1916 (knee cartilage), 25 March 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Armadale', 21 May 1916; discharged (medically unfit: dislocated right arm), Melbourne, 23 August 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CHIVERS Stanley Rutter |