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Second Lieutenant John Cyril Chambers

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Second Lieutenant John Cyril Chambers Veteran

Birth
Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Death
31 Jan 1917 (aged 25)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England GPS-Latitude: 51.527051, Longitude: -0.2289073
Plot
173 and 174. 9.
Memorial ID
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Second Lieutenant, 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F., Service No. 327
He served in Gallipoli, France and Belgium.

Awarded the Military Medal - London Gazette, 27th October, 1916 & Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 19th April, 1917.
“Showing coolness and courage on patrol, particularly in bombing an enemy patrol. In another occasion he bombed the enemy trenches while under Machine Gun rifle fire.”

Son of Harry & Ellen (née Earwaker) Chambers.
Second Lieutenant, 25th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F., Service No. 327
He served in Gallipoli, France and Belgium.

Awarded the Military Medal - London Gazette, 27th October, 1916 & Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 19th April, 1917.
“Showing coolness and courage on patrol, particularly in bombing an enemy patrol. In another occasion he bombed the enemy trenches while under Machine Gun rifle fire.”

Son of Harry & Ellen (née Earwaker) Chambers.

Bio by: Cornelia Van Rooyen


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