Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 20
Next of kin Father, Luke Chambers, 60 Stewart Street, Malvern, Victoria
Previous military service 34th Fortress Company Army Engineers
Enlistment date 1 November 1915
Rank on enlistment Sapper
Unit name 5th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number 14/24/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board
HMAT A35 Berrima on 17 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll Commissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll Sapper
Unit from Nominal Roll Australian Flying Corps
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Military Medal
'Valuable reconnaissance work, displaying courage under fire. (Pozieres)'
Recommendation date: 15 August 1916
Fate Returned to Australia 6 May 1919
Medals
Military Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Harold Luke Horner Chambers
Service number 5433
Rank Sapper
Unit 5th Field Company, Australian Engineers
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Award Military Medal
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 19 April 1917 on page 918 at position 14
London Gazette 21 October 1916 on page 10222 at position 5
08/2
1948
Death
August 2, 1948
Death date
Unknown
Cause of death
82 Murray St, in Caulfield, Glen Eira City County, VIC 3162, Australia