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Douglas Harvey Chamberlain

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 68), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 68), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Harvey AWMM
  • Surname
    Chamberlain AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 43581 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 August 1896 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W.H. Chamberlain (mother), Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 43581 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Telegraphist/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 7.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      116 lb AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Douglas Chamberlain was the son of Waldo Hill Chamberlain and Bertha Chamberlain, of 105, Prince's St., Hastings, Napier, New Zealand.

    Embarked Wellington, 16 July 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 16 September 1917.
    Wounded in action, 1 November 1918 (gas), and admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 2 November 1918; transferred same day to 38th Casualty Clearing Station; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, 3 November 1918.
    Died of wounds, 7.35 pm, 5 November 1918 (gas and broncho-pneumonia).

    Parents: Waldo Hill Chamberlain and Bertha Chamberlain, 105 Prince's Street, Hastings, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 November 1918 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France AWMM S. III. S. 13. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      68: 3 AWMM
    • NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM
    • NZEF CASUALTIES — LE QUESNOY As noted in the Appendix of Dr Christopher Pugsley’s book: Le Quesnoy 1918: New Zealand’s Last Battle. This list was compiled by Richard Stowers and Herb Farrant, and added to by Christopher Pugsley. Please forward any additional names and details to the author through Oratia Media. The list covers period 1–7 November 1918 and those who died after from wounds received in this period. AWMM
    • Pugsley, C. (2018). Le Quesnoy, 1918 : New Zealand's Last Battle. Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia. AWMM

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