Alfred Rupert Snell Chauncy (1893 - 1943)

Born 20 Jul 1893 in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 22 Nov 1943 at age 50 in Burma

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Biography

Alfred Rupert Snell Chauncy was born 30 July 1893 in Wodonga, Victoria.^[1]

World War One Service"

Driver Rupert Chauncy served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: Monday, 6 September 1915
Unit(s): 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
Service ended: Sunday, 15 June 1919

Name: Driver Alfred Rupert Chauncy^[2]

Service Number: 1851

Final Rank: Driver

Units: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade

Date of Enlistment: Monday, 6 September 1915

Date returned to Australia: Sunday, 15 June 1919

When Alfred Rupert Chauncy enlisted in the 1st Australian Imperial Force in Townsville, Queensland, he was a stockman, aged 22, unmarried; his father was his next of kin.^[3]

World War Two Service

Gunner Rupert Chauncy served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 11 July 1940
Unit(s): 2/10 FIELD REGIMENT
Service ended: 22 November 1943

ALFRED RUPERT CHAUNCY served with the Australian Army; Service Number: QX12283^[4]; Alfred Rupert Chauncy enlisted on Thursday, 11 July 1940 at Callide Valley, Queensland and died on 22 November 1943.^[4]

Gunner Rupert Chauncy was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Gunner Rupert Chauncy died a prisoner of war during World War II.

Alfred Rupert Chauncy was a prisoner of war and died on 22 November 1943. He was buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Burma. His service number was QX.12283.^[5] Gnr Alfred Rupert Chauncy was mentioned on a memorial in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mawlamyine District, Mon State, Myanmar with a death date of 22 November 1943.^[6][7]

From the Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.), Tuesday 21 June 1949, page 9:

NOTICE.

WITH the Will annexed Administration of the Estate of ALFRED RUPERT CHAUNCY formerly of Biloela, Queensland, but late of Australian Imperial Forces, Soldier, deceased, who died on the 22nd November, 1943 has been granted to me, and Creditors, Next of Kin, and all others having claims Against the Estate are required to send in particulars of their claims to the Public Trustee, No. 412 Collins Street Melbourne, Victoria, on or before the 24th August, 1949 or they will be excluded from the distribution of the Estate when the assets are being distributed. C. J. GARDNER, Public Trustee, Melbourne, 15th June, 1949.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 16 Dec 2023). Index entry for Alfred Rupert Sn CHAUNEY, Year: 1893; Parents: Alfred Snell and Emma Amy SMITH; Place: WODO Reg. Number: 27725/1893
   When Alfred enlisted in World War 2 he stated his date of birth as 20 July 1901; he would have been too old to enlist otherwise.
2. ↑ Australian War Memorial: First World War, 1914-1918 1851: Driver Alfred Rupert Chauncy accessed on 16 Dec 2023.
   See also: National Archives Australia: 3239350
3. ↑ Military: "Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920"
   National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry au Record 60864 #118057 (subscription required, accessed 16 December 2023)
   Name: Alfred Rupert Chauncy; Age: 22; Birth Year: abt 1892; Birth Place: Wodonga, Victoria; Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920; Enlistment Place: Townsville, Queensland; Service Number: 1851; Father: Alfred Snell Chauncy; Next of Kin: Alfred Snell Chauncy.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 16 Dec 2023), Veteran Details for ALFRED RUPERT CHAUNCY for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: QX12283; Rank: Gunner; Enlistment from 11 July 1940 to 22 November 1943.
   See Also: National Archives Australia: 4868568, National Archives Australia: 30979093, National Archives Australia: 32463913, National Archives Australia: 32938964, National Archives Australia: 1893605
5. ↑ Military: "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947"
   Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
   Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry au Record 2706 #302984 (subscription required, accessed 16 December 2023)
   Name: Alfred Rupert Chauncy; Gender: Male; Age: 42; Birth Date: abt 1901; Death Date: 22 Nov. 1943; Cemetery: Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery; Burial Country: Burma; Regimental Number: QX.12283; Region or Memorial: Burma; Father: Alfred Snell Chauncy; Mother: Emma Amy Susannah Chauncy.
6. ↑ Memorial: "Commonwealth War Graves Commission"
   Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar. (Plot: A7. A. 4)
   Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record (accessed 16 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Alfred Rupert Chauncy. Service number: QX12283; Rank: Gunner; Died: 22 November 1943; Age: 42.
   Regiment & Unit/Ship: A.I.F. 2/10 Field Regt., Royal Australian Artillery (Australia); Additional Info: Son of Alfred Snell Chauncy and Emma Amy Susannah Chauncy.
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #56174216 (accessed 16 December 2023)
   Memorial page for Gnr Alfred Rupert Chauncy (unknown-22 Nov 1943), citing Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mawlamyine District, Mon State, Myanmar (plot: A7. A. 4.); Maintained by Muriel Butler (contributor 46849170).
8. ↑ Advertising (1949, June 21). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 9. Retrieved December 16, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56908093

• Alfred Rupert Chauncy (The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/ : accessed 16 Mar 2024)