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Leslie Keith Chambers

(Confirmed)

Born: 26 January, 1894

Died: 29 July, 1916

Biographical Summary:

Living with this parents at Ben Boyd Road, Neutral Bay at time of his enlistment.  His parents moved to 16 Arbutus Street, Mosman after his death and in 1920 were living at 16 Arbutus Street, Mosman (Sands Directory).

Recorded Names:

• Lelsie Keith Chambers

Ranks:

• Held rank of Second Lieutenant
• Held rank of Lieutenant
• Held rank of Captain

Death Records:

• Died on service
• 29 July, 1916 in Pozieres

Address:

• 16 Arbutus Street Mosman NSW Australia
• Yarramie Ben Boyd Road Neutral Bay NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - Horace Laws Chambers
• mother - Alice Pennington Wilson

Organisations:

• Member of - Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force
• Member of - 17th Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• Chambers Leslie Keith SERN CAPT POB NA POE NA NOK F Chambers Horace L (Webpage)
• Find War Dead CHAMBERS LESLIE KEITH (Webpage)
• Lieutenant later Captain Leslie Keith Chambers on the right of the 17th Battalion AIF with another Australian Army officer (Webpage)
• Leslie Keith Chambers (Photograph)
• Chambers Leslie K Captain ANMEF and Then 17th Bn b 1894 d 1916 (Webpage)
• PERSONAL ANMEF officer appointment (Newspaper Article)
• APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS Temination of ANMEF appointment (Newspaper Article)
• AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS (Newspaper Article)
• SUMMARY Killed in action (Newspaper Article)
• ROLL OF HONOUR (Newspaper Article)
• MORE CASUALTIES NEW SOUTH WALES LOSSES 209TH AND 210TH LISTS Killed in Action (Newspaper Article)
• CASUALTIES DOUBLE LIST ISSUED 1658 NAMES NEW SOUTH WALES KILLED IN ACTION (Newspaper Article)
• ROLL OF HONOUR (Newspaper Article)
• IN MEMORIAM 29 July 1922 (Newspaper Article)
• Group portrait of officers of the 17th Battalion (Webpage)

Commemorations:

• CHAMBERS L. K. on the West Face of the