NUMBER:
Private 606

BATTALION / UNIT / SHIP:
1st Battalion

PLACE OF BIRTH:
West Bromwich

NEXT OF KIN:
Mr. J. G. Chillingworth of Handsworth, Birmingham

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
Sydney, New South Wales 31/8/1914

PHYSICAL DETAILS ON ENLISTMENT:
21 years 10 months, 5'6", 10 stone, blue eyes and fair hair

RELIGION:
Church of England

OCCUPATION:
Clerical worker

PLACE & DATE OF DEATH:
He was killed in action in France on 18/8/1916

LOCATION OF GRAVE/MEMORIAL:
He has his name on the Villers Bretonneux Memorial

RELATIONSHIP TO WOORAYL SHIRE:
His family gave Leongatha, Victoria as his place to be remembered

MILITARY/OTHER HISTORY:
◈ 18/10/1914 He embarked Sydney on the Afric
◈ 5/4/1915 He embarked Alexandria to go to Gallipoli
◈ 12/9/1915 He was in hospital in Mudros with diarrhoea
◈ 20/11/1915 He was discharged to his unit after convalescing
◈ 21/11/1915 He returned to Gallipoli
◈ 1/1/1916 He disembarked Alexandria
◈ 22/3/1916 He embarked Alexandria
◈ 28/3/1916 He disembarked Marseilles
◈ 15/8/1916 He was at a school of instruction for engineers
◈ 18/8/1916 He rejoined his unit and was killed in action
◈ In June 1918 a Miss Price of Abbotsford wrote to the army stating that she was his cousin and nearest relative and should receive his effects. They had no address for his father
◈ The Public Trustees of NSW wrote asking for a death certificate so they could deal with his will. They asked for any details of next of kin
◈ In 1932 Howard asked for a photograph of his brother's grave
◈ Medals were sent to his father

THE CHILLINGWORTH FAMILY:
Dennis came to Australia at the age of 18. He had two brothers in the AIF and all three went to Gallipoli in the first contingent. Dennis was killed in action in France and Howard went through the whole campaign and was decorated for gallantry in the field. Dennis is listed as being from Leongatha. Three other brothers served in the English forces and one, Ernest, was killed in action on 17/8/1917 while serving with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery.

Therefore, three sons out of six died as a result of this war.

Howard Chillingworth, soldier 275, was a farmer. He enlisted on 28/8/1914 in Sydney.