Local Heroes WW1
CHAPLIN, Lancelot George
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(Pte) Lancelot George Chaplin
| Regimental number | 3780 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Princes Street, Alberton, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs H T Davis, 53 Alexander Street, Footscray, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | 4-May-15 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 3-May-15 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 52nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 23 May 1917 |
ID number P05371.001
Collection Photograph
Object type Black & white - Digital file
Photographer Dick, W
Place made Australia: South Australia, Adelaide
Date made 1915
DescriptionStudio portrait of two brothers, 3780 Private (Pte) Lancelot George Chaplin, 27th Battalion (left) and 2584 Pte Albert Reginald Victor Chaplin, 12th Battalion (right), both of Alberton, SA. Pte Lancelot Chaplin enlisted on 4 May 1915 and embarked from Adelaide aboard HMAT Miltiades on 7 February 1916. Pte Albert Chaplin enlisted on 11 May 1915 and embarked from Adelaide aboard RMS Morea on 26 August 1915. On 1 March 1916 Pte Albert Chaplin transferred to 52nd Battalion. He was promoted to Sergeant on 4 July 1916 and was killed in action in France on 4 September 1916 aged 26. The brothers inscribed the portrait to their sister Florence Annie Chaplin (later Mrs Hector Davies). "To our sister with best love" (lower right corner).