Eric Harding Chinner

Male15 January 1894–19 July 1916

Brief Life History of Eric Harding

When Eric Harding Chinner was born on 15 January 1894, in Peterborough, South Australia, Australia, his father, Thomas Henry Chinner, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Thyer, was 36. He married Gladys Dunn. He registered for military service in 1914. He died on 19 July 1916, in Fleurbaix, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, at the age of 22, and was buried in Fromelles, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Eric Harding Chinner
1894–1916
Gladys Dunn
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  • Eric Chinner, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Eric Harding Chinner, "Find A Grave Index"
  • findagrave web site

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    World Events (6)

    1900

    Age 6

    Paris, France hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    1901

    Age 7

    First Federal election.

    1905 · The Law Separates Church and State

    Age 11

    In December of 1905 a law was passed that separated church and state. It made it so that prayer could not be said before a parliamentary meeting or in schools. It also made it so that working on Sunday was legalized.

    Name Meaning

    English: shortened form of Challender .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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    ‘A locket, a soldier, and a broken heart …’ It was a difficult decision for Eric Chinner to enlist in 1915. After all, Eric had recently kindled a romance with Gladys Dunn, a fellow clerk he worked …

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