~~~~Private George Dunn Chambers, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~
Australian Army Service Number:--- SX16935
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial Status:--- single
Home Address:--- Tent 59, Whyalla, South Australia.
Home Town:--- Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Howard Chambers, Westville, Picton Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Civil employment:--- Labourer at Ball Mill Operator Blast Furance Camp, Whyalla, S.A.
Enlisted:--- 20th October 1941 in Whyalla, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 27 years and 7 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Fate:--- Killed in action, (Battle of Buna–Gona), Buna, Papua,New Guinea on 26th December 1942.
Initial Burial:--- Buried in Buna, Papua New Guinea, map reference, Buna-284549 on 2nd January 1943.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Location of original grave lost.
Commemorated:--- Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea on Panel Three.
Memorials:--- Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family Connections~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
George Dunn Chambers was the son of Howard Chambers (1883-1962) and Elizabeth Mary (Beer) Chambers 1885-1968), of Westville, Nova Scotia, Canada. George was born on June 7, 1914 in Lyons Brook, Pictou Co., NS. George was the brother of Annie, Catherine, Lorraine, and Fred. His father served during WWI enlisting at Pictou, NS with the 193th Battalion and serving in the No. 6 Detachment Canadian Military Police Corps
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of Military Service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prior to his enlistment he was living in Whyalla, South Australia and employed as a labourer with the Blast Furtherance Camp at Whyalla as a ball mill operator. He completed his military medical on October 20, 1941 and began his service on January 31, 1941.
Between March 4, 1942 and July 16, 1942 he served with the Provost Corps and was appointed Acting Corporal from April 10, 1942 until May 28, 1942 when he reverted to the rank of Private. He was then taken on strength with the 3 T. Battalion on July 16, 1942. He embarked Sydney on the SS Katoomba at Sydney for Papua New Guinea arriving there on December 4, 1942. He was taken on strength with the 2/10 Battalion from Milne Force Camp on December 8, 1942. He was killed in action on December 26, 1942 during the battle at Buna. He was buried in the Buna locality of Papua New Guinea.
Australian Army Service Number:--- SX16935
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial Status:--- single
Home Address:--- Tent 59, Whyalla, South Australia.
Home Town:--- Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Howard Chambers, Westville, Picton Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Civil employment:--- Labourer at Ball Mill Operator Blast Furance Camp, Whyalla, S.A.
Enlisted:--- 20th October 1941 in Whyalla, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 27 years and 7 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Fate:--- Killed in action, (Battle of Buna–Gona), Buna, Papua,New Guinea on 26th December 1942.
Initial Burial:--- Buried in Buna, Papua New Guinea, map reference, Buna-284549 on 2nd January 1943.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Location of original grave lost.
Commemorated:--- Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea on Panel Three.
Memorials:--- Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family Connections~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
George Dunn Chambers was the son of Howard Chambers (1883-1962) and Elizabeth Mary (Beer) Chambers 1885-1968), of Westville, Nova Scotia, Canada. George was born on June 7, 1914 in Lyons Brook, Pictou Co., NS. George was the brother of Annie, Catherine, Lorraine, and Fred. His father served during WWI enlisting at Pictou, NS with the 193th Battalion and serving in the No. 6 Detachment Canadian Military Police Corps
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of Military Service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prior to his enlistment he was living in Whyalla, South Australia and employed as a labourer with the Blast Furtherance Camp at Whyalla as a ball mill operator. He completed his military medical on October 20, 1941 and began his service on January 31, 1941.
Between March 4, 1942 and July 16, 1942 he served with the Provost Corps and was appointed Acting Corporal from April 10, 1942 until May 28, 1942 when he reverted to the rank of Private. He was then taken on strength with the 3 T. Battalion on July 16, 1942. He embarked Sydney on the SS Katoomba at Sydney for Papua New Guinea arriving there on December 4, 1942. He was taken on strength with the 2/10 Battalion from Milne Force Camp on December 8, 1942. He was killed in action on December 26, 1942 during the battle at Buna. He was buried in the Buna locality of Papua New Guinea.
~~~~Private George Dunn Chambers, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~
Australian Army Service Number:--- SX16935
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial Status:--- single
Home Address:--- Tent 59, Whyalla, South Australia.
Home Town:--- Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Howard Chambers, Westville, Picton Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Civil employment:--- Labourer at Ball Mill Operator Blast Furance Camp, Whyalla, S.A.
Enlisted:--- 20th October 1941 in Whyalla, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 27 years and 7 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Fate:--- Killed in action, (Battle of Buna–Gona), Buna, Papua,New Guinea on 26th December 1942.
Initial Burial:--- Buried in Buna, Papua New Guinea, map reference, Buna-284549 on 2nd January 1943.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Location of original grave lost.
Commemorated:--- Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea on Panel Three.
Memorials:--- Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family Connections~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
George Dunn Chambers was the son of Howard Chambers (1883-1962) and Elizabeth Mary (Beer) Chambers 1885-1968), of Westville, Nova Scotia, Canada. George was born on June 7, 1914 in Lyons Brook, Pictou Co., NS. George was the brother of Annie, Catherine, Lorraine, and Fred. His father served during WWI enlisting at Pictou, NS with the 193th Battalion and serving in the No. 6 Detachment Canadian Military Police Corps
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of Military Service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prior to his enlistment he was living in Whyalla, South Australia and employed as a labourer with the Blast Furtherance Camp at Whyalla as a ball mill operator. He completed his military medical on October 20, 1941 and began his service on January 31, 1941.
Between March 4, 1942 and July 16, 1942 he served with the Provost Corps and was appointed Acting Corporal from April 10, 1942 until May 28, 1942 when he reverted to the rank of Private. He was then taken on strength with the 3 T. Battalion on July 16, 1942. He embarked Sydney on the SS Katoomba at Sydney for Papua New Guinea arriving there on December 4, 1942. He was taken on strength with the 2/10 Battalion from Milne Force Camp on December 8, 1942. He was killed in action on December 26, 1942 during the battle at Buna. He was buried in the Buna locality of Papua New Guinea.
Australian Army Service Number:--- SX16935
Religion:--- Presbyterian
Martial Status:--- single
Home Address:--- Tent 59, Whyalla, South Australia.
Home Town:--- Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr Howard Chambers, Westville, Picton Co, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Civil employment:--- Labourer at Ball Mill Operator Blast Furance Camp, Whyalla, S.A.
Enlisted:--- 20th October 1941 in Whyalla, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 27 years and 7 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/10th Australian Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Fate:--- Killed in action, (Battle of Buna–Gona), Buna, Papua,New Guinea on 26th December 1942.
Initial Burial:--- Buried in Buna, Papua New Guinea, map reference, Buna-284549 on 2nd January 1943.
Final Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God". Location of original grave lost.
Commemorated:--- Port Moresby War Cemetery, Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea on Panel Three.
Memorials:--- Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Family Connections~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
George Dunn Chambers was the son of Howard Chambers (1883-1962) and Elizabeth Mary (Beer) Chambers 1885-1968), of Westville, Nova Scotia, Canada. George was born on June 7, 1914 in Lyons Brook, Pictou Co., NS. George was the brother of Annie, Catherine, Lorraine, and Fred. His father served during WWI enlisting at Pictou, NS with the 193th Battalion and serving in the No. 6 Detachment Canadian Military Police Corps
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Details of Military Service~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Prior to his enlistment he was living in Whyalla, South Australia and employed as a labourer with the Blast Furtherance Camp at Whyalla as a ball mill operator. He completed his military medical on October 20, 1941 and began his service on January 31, 1941.
Between March 4, 1942 and July 16, 1942 he served with the Provost Corps and was appointed Acting Corporal from April 10, 1942 until May 28, 1942 when he reverted to the rank of Private. He was then taken on strength with the 3 T. Battalion on July 16, 1942. He embarked Sydney on the SS Katoomba at Sydney for Papua New Guinea arriving there on December 4, 1942. He was taken on strength with the 2/10 Battalion from Milne Force Camp on December 8, 1942. He was killed in action on December 26, 1942 during the battle at Buna. He was buried in the Buna locality of Papua New Guinea.
Gravesite Details
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