About John Chalk
Lived 1916 – 2001 (aged 84). John Chalk was a military personnel.
Captain John Anderson Chalk (22 July 1916 – 21 March 2001) was an officer of the Papuan Infantry Battalion during the Second World War. He led the first ground attack on Papuan territory against Imperial Japanese forces which had landed at Buna and Gona. Along with 35 soldiers under his command he led an ambush of 1,000 Japanese troops.
Early life John Anderson Chalk was born on 22 July 1916 to Elizabeth Anderson and Arthur Pridham Chalk at Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
Military career Enlistment Chalk enlisted in the Australian Army at Enoggera in Queensland on 27 June 1940.
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Who was John Chalk?
WWII military army officer
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John Chalk was born on 22 July 1916 in Brisbane.
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John Chalk died on 21 March 2001 in Gold Coast.
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John Chalk was a military personnel.
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